Church of the Resurrection (Gorokhovets)

 

Description of the Church of the Resurrection

The Church of the Resurrection occupied one of the important places in the architectural appearance of old Gorokhovets. It stood not far from the entrance and was the first building that anyone arriving in the city saw. Mention of the church in chronicles dates back to 1628, and there it is indicated as built by “sad people.” The first building was traditionally built of wood and had a dome in the form of a tent. One chapel was created in the church in honor of the Great Martyr George. According to other historical data, the Church of the Resurrection of Christ belonged to the buildings of the late 17th century, and money for it was allocated by the local philanthropist and benefactor merchant Semyon Ershov.

Semyon Nikiforovich Ershov was accepted into the drawing room of the hundred, which included the most famous entrepreneurs in Russia. Together with his brother, they were engaged in the wine trade and supplied it to different parts of the country. As a charity, they built several churches in Gorokhovets on the site of already dilapidated wooden cathedrals. An incredibly beautiful Trinity-St. Nicholas Church was erected on Nikolskaya Mountain. On the territory of the Sretensky Monastery, the Sretensky Cathedral is being built at the expense of the brothers. And next to their estate, it was decided to raise another temple - a church in honor of the Resurrection of Christ.

Two altars were created in the stone Church of the Resurrection. The first floor was consecrated in honor of the Entry of the Most Holy Theotokos into the temple, on the second there was the throne of the Resurrection of Christ and the Great Martyr George. The interior of the temple was harmoniously combined with the austere exterior. The church complex included a tented bell tower and a small winter church of the Three Saints, lost during Soviet times. But even without these accompanying features, the Church of the Resurrection of Christ still looks expressive and majestic today. There were also precious utensils in the church. Much was given by rich benefactors, the same Ershov brothers and the merchant Oparin. Today the temple is under restoration.