Mari El is a republic located in the MiddleThe Volga region, among many forest lakes, for which it received the name "blue-eyed". Its capital is Yoshkar-Ola, or Red (beautiful) city. Half of the population is Russian, and, despite the fact that most of the natives are adherents of the traditional local pagan religion, the first Orthodox churches were built in the capital of the republic in the eighteenth century.
Churches of the city
Existing temples of Yoshkar-Ola:
- Ascension Cathedral.
- Resurrection Cathedral.
- Cathedral of St. Seraphim of Sarov.
- Church of the Holy Trinity.
- Tikhvin Church.
- Assumption Church.
- Church of the Nativity of Christ.
- Chapel of All Saints, in the Russian land shone.
- Chapel of Elizabeth Feodorovna.
- Chapel of St. Nicholas.
- Chapel of the Intercession of the Blessed Virgin.
- Chapel of St. Sergius of Radonezh.
- Chapel of Peter and Fevronia.
In addition to operating in the city built several new churches.
Cathedral
Now the cathedral of the city isVoznesensky. The temples of Yoshkar-Ola - Resurrection, Tikhvin and Troitsky are attributed to it. The building of the cathedral was built in 1756. Unfortunately, this temple, like many others, did not escape a long period of service not for Christ. In 1937, it was closed and handed over to the brewery. The bell tower was demolished, and the building itself gradually collapsed. In the mid-nineties of the twentieth century, the collection of donations for the restoration of the cathedral began. After restoration, the temple became a three-altar. Thrones are consecrated in the name of:
- Ascension of the Lord.
- Kazan Icon of the Mother of God.
- Exaltation of the True Life-giving Cross of the Lord.
Holy Trinity Church
Храмы Йошкар-Олы, построенные в восемнадцатом century, such as Voznesensky, Voskresensky and Trinity, are typical examples of Russian architecture of that time. Now the interior of the Holy Trinity Church complements the painting, made in the traditions of the Byzantine and Athos schools of temple painting. The church choir of the Trinity Church ranked second in the republican-level competition among similar groups.
At the temple there is a Sunday school.The main activity of the school is the study by children of the law of God, the foundations of Orthodox culture and church singing. At school there are several circles of needlework, a music circle.
From the history of the Trinity Church
The temples of Yoshkar-Ola began to be built in the seventeenthcentury. In 1646, the oldest of them was first mentioned - the wooden Trinity Church. In 1736, the construction of a stone church began with the money of a local merchant and peasant. By 1757, construction was completed. The temple was kept a large number of shrines. Among them was the image of the Savior, carved from wood. On it Christ is depicted sitting in a prison in a crown of thorns. Judging by the inscription, the image was presented to the church by a certain archer in 1695. The Orthodox of the entire city especially revered him. Many came from afar only to worship him. There are numerous cases of healing through prayers before this image. Unfortunately, in difficult Soviet times, when the temple was closed, the icon had to be moved to another church, where it is now.
The church survived until 1932year, when it was closed and transferred to the local history museum. Seven years later, the building was demolished to the first floor and abandoned until 1991. This year it was finally returned to the church. Began reconstruction. Twelve years later, the repair of the lower floor was over. It was completed by sanctification in the name of St. Nicholas the Wonderworker of the throne of the lower aisle. It took another five years to restore the upper floor. His throne was consecrated in the name of the Most Holy Life-Giving Trinity. Since 2008, the church is fully functional. The form that the temple has today is significantly different from the original.