Holy Trinity Church in Troitskoe-Golenischevo, Orthodox church on Mosfilmovskaya Street, Moscow, Russia
Holy Trinity Church in Troitskoe-Golenischevo is a stone tent-roofed church built in 1644–1645 by architect Antipy Konstantinov, with Larion Ushakov as builder. Its central quadrangle ends in keel-shaped zakomaras, surrounded by a gallery on the west and south. Two side chapels, dedicated to Jonah of Moscow and Agapius, have separate apses and tent roofs with rows of false sound openings.
The church was built in 1644 under architects A. Konstantinov and L. Ushakov during a period of active church construction in Moscow. It remained in service until 1939 when the Soviet era led to its closure, yet the building survived as a testament to this architectural tradition.
The village took the name Troitskoye-Golenishchevo after the wooden Trinity Church built there in the early 17th century. The parish keeps the memory of Metropolitan Cyprian, who built a church of the Three Hierarchs at old Golenishchevo and died in 1406; a wooden baptistery chapel consecrated to him was added in 1999. The parish publishes a monthly leaflet, «Kiprianovsky Istochnik».
The church is located on Mosfilmovskaya Street on Moscow's western side and is accessible by public transportation. Visitors should note that access may vary depending on current operations, so it is worth checking in advance before planning a visit.
The tented stone roof type seen here was banned by Patriarch Nikon's church reform in 1653, so this church, begun in 1644, belongs to the final generation of such buildings. Its side chapels honour Jonah, Metropolitan of Moscow, and the martyr Agapius; the chapel tents carry rows of blind openings shaped like listening windows.
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