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.