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Buzhaninovo Buzhaninovo is a village in the Sergiyevo-Posadskiy district, Moscow region. In the 16th century, these lands were possessed by the Holy Trinity Monastery (located some 20 km to the south-west). The village has a hospital, a secondary schoo ...

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church in the town of

in the

Moscow region Moscow Oblast ( rus, Моско́вская о́бласть, r=Moskovskaya oblast', p=mɐˈskofskəjə ˈobləsʲtʲ), or Podmoskovye ( rus, Подмоско́вье, p=pədmɐˈskovʲjə, literally " under Moscow"), is a federal subject of ...

History

According to historical records, the earliest (and the only) temple in Buzhaninovo was a St. Nicholas Church, first mentioned in 1543. In 1734, a new wooden construction replaced the time-worn church and was

consecrated Consecration is the solemn dedication to a special purpose or service. The word ''consecration'' literally means "association with the sacred". Persons, places, or things can be consecrated, and the term is used in various ways by different grou ...

by the superior of the neighboring Holy Trinity Monastery,

Archimandrite The title archimandrite ( gr, ἀρχιμανδρίτης, archimandritēs), used in Eastern Christianity, originally referred to a superior abbot ('' hegumenos'', gr, ἡγούμενος, present participle of the verb meaning "to lead") wh ...

Varlaam. A century later, a new stone church was built on the site in the Empire style. The central

altar An altar is a Table (furniture), table or platform for the presentation of religion, religious offerings, for sacrifices, or for other ritualistic purposes. Altars are found at shrines, temples, Church (building), churches, and other places of wo ...

was dedicated to

St. Nicholas Saint Nicholas of Myra, ; la, Sanctus Nicolaus (traditionally 15 March 270 – 6 December 343), also known as Nicholas of Bari, was an early Christian bishop of Greek descent from the maritime city of Myra in Asia Minor (; modern-day Dem ...

, while the

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was dedicated to the Theophany. In the 1940s, the church was closed and the services and masses were terminated, the bell tower was demolished and the church building was turned into a warehouse. In the early 1990s, with the change of the political climate in Russia, the church was returned to the local

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community. The church building was restored, and was consecrated in 1998. On December 19, 2000, (St. Nicholas day, the church's

patronal feast A patronal feast or patronal festival ( es, fiesta patronal; pt, festa patronal; ca, festa patronal; it, festa patronale; french: fête patronale) is a yearly celebration dedicated, in countries influenced by Christianity, to the "heavenly advoc ...

), a

relic In religion, a relic is an object or article of religious significance from the past. It usually consists of the physical remains of a saint or the personal effects of the saint or venerated person preserved for purposes of veneration as a tang ...

of St. Nicholas was granted to the church. The church building and the bell tower have recently been restored. The new rectory building next to the church's West entrance accommodates a

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and local parish assemblies. Churches in Moscow Oblast Russian Orthodox church buildings in Russia 1831 establishments in the Russian Empire Churches completed in 1831 Cultural heritage monuments of regional significance in Moscow Oblast