Beacon of hope and spirituality

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 it leads to serpentine mountain road through the village from the road Radiant Simferopol - Yalta. Only twenty-five miles, and you're in one of the most picturesque villages of the peninsula - Malorechenskoye, an ancient town in the valley Uzen mountain streams Konchuk. These places people began to settle in remote antiquity. Greeks settled here named the village Nikropotamus, which means "small river". Later, he called his little malorechentsy Yalta: sunny days here than in the spa capital of the peninsula. Mining the necklace does not pass here hot winds of the steppe Crimea, which makes a unique and local climate conducive to rest. Comfortable summer, velvet season, which lasts until the end of November, attracting lovers of quiet rest from different parts of not only Ukraine, but also near and far abroad. This is facilitated by a special atmosphere of spirituality, which creates a wondrous temple of beauty, which became one of the brightest jewels of our peninsula.
  In honor of St. Nicholas
  The temple was erected on a high cliff above the sea and named after the Archbishop of Myra, the patron saint of sailors and travelers Nicholas.
  Dvuhprestolnuyu church dome in the form of gilded globe - the symbol of the earth on which the golden cross. Construction, which is clearly visible from many points of the Southern coast from Alushta to Sudak, as if floating in air. It is seamlessly blended into the surrounding mountainous landscape.
  The first stone of the temple, whose construction was carried out by the architect from Chernigov Anatolia Gaydamak, was founded in October 2004, the Feast of the Protection of the Mother of God. June 20, 2006 Archbishop of Lvov and Galicia, Augustine, and Metropolitan of Simferopol and Crimea Lazar consecrated unique Crimean Cross Orthodox Church, a beacon when it still was not finished painting, which is entrusted to do Chernigov artists.
  - On a day when the foundation stone sanctified present saw an amazing picture - recalls the rector of the church Father Sergius. - By the bank came a flock of dolphins. We counted fifty. They frolicked like children jumping in front of all of the water was so impressed that they sing and dance. Words can not convey. Then this wonderful picture was repeated at the consecration of the temple. Is this not providence? It was decided to capture this picture of the mural on the floor in the center of the temple. When visitors ask why is depicted dolphins, I tell them this true story.
  Maritime theme, reflected in different parts of furniture, the design area. Anchors and anchor chains, the windows in the form of windows, bollards, memorial cup mounted on bronze chains. The entire temple area is the deck from the bridge. Lighting poles in the yard stylized Byzantine crosses. At the bell installed electronic equipment that allows the church to voice any melody. Raspberry chime, taking the soul, far from the neighborhood can hear. Illumination of the temple gives the impression of a mysterious inner glow.
  Reference points of light and good intentions
  - The height of the temple - 66 meters - says Father Sergius. - On the front you can see three icons of the Virgin, in the technique of Byzantine mosaics. Above the main entrance - Protection of the right of it - The Sign and the opposite side that faces the sea, - Athos. Above the altar of - an icon of St. Nicholas. The height of icons - a five-story house. Installed in the bell tower of the church bells 12 and 34 of the canyon. I hope that soon there will be another 24, and then there will be a complete harmony.
  The unique style of ornaments inside the church combines ancient Greece and Early Byzantium. The altar in the shape of a cross covered with grapevines - a symbol of fertility. In the center of the podium - an icon of St. Nicholas with a salary, made in macrame technique, presented by the author of this unique work of decorative art honored artist of Ukraine, Volodymyr Denschikovym folk artists.

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The church painting, as everyone here is unusual: it is based not only classical biblical themes. On the iconostasis - the canonical images of saints, Noah and his ark. At the four arches are shown Forty Martyrs of Sebaste - Warriors Christians died for their faith in Christ in Sebaste (Armenia Minor, modern Turkey), where they were drowned in the waters of the lake in 320.
  Not just surprised, and perplexed the neighborhood with these bright paintings of patterns with roosters, which we used to see in the towel. They do not please the priest.
  - When the temple was built and painted, the abbot was not here - he did what sighs. - Mnogoe would be different if carried out under the guidance of a priest and had designed a religious person, whom the architect, as he himself admitted, it is not. At the first restoration cocks remove. Will everything as it should be in the church premises.
  - Such a temple has never been?
  - It was on the island of Valaam. There were also, and marinas, and boats, and anchors. It was destroyed and rebuilt without the maritime paraphernalia. So Malorechensky - unique not only in the CIS, but also throughout the world. People come here from different countries, have often heard that only a Russian could build such a temple. In this regard, recall one episode. When I was with a delegation of priests in Cyprus, we are in a monastery met
  98-year old man. He stood in front of us on his knees, wept and said: "Pray and ask the Russian people that he specifically spoke to the Mother of God, because of the Intercession, above it, more over any people there." Truly so. Look at how many churches revived, monasteries, icons much gain. God grant that, restoring the temples, we have revived their souls.
  May 15, 2007, Metropolitan of Kiev and All Ukraine Vladimir blessed concelebrated by Bishop Lazarus and Archbishop of Lvov and Galicia Augustine consecrated the new church. At the consecration ceremony and the first service was attended by leaders of the Republic, the Consulate General of the Russian Federation to Simferopol, Ukraine and Russia fleet.
  A place for the temple was not chosen by chance. According to legend, these are places that have become legendary, preached at the dawn of Christianity, the Apostle Andrew, passing the coast of the Black Sea from Panticapaeum to the Chersonese. Perhaps, where now stands the temple, stepped his foot. And not far, just above the waterfall Jur-Jur, near the ruins of an ancient temple, it beats the source, named in his honor - I-Andrew.
  Beauty will save the world if, as claimed by Dostoevsky - a moot point. But spirituality - is the support and hope, without which - anywhere.
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  Father Sergius was born in Pochaev, began to serve in Smolensk, and then twenty years - in the Western Ukraine, where he built two temples. Opposed dissenters. Then he served in Kerch, in the chapel of the Great Irene, nourished Church of Alexander Nevsky.
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  In the courtyard is framed memorial gallery on the wall which immortalized the name of sunken ships and the names of the dead sailors.
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  Bell Canyon enable regent with one hand to control the chorus, and the other - on the keyboard to play the melody.
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  Lighthouse Church was built on the initiative and the money the banker, the State Duma deputy Alexander Lebedev Russia, noting that the construction of religious buildings - the contribution of Ukrainian and Russian entrepreneurs in strengthening the unity of the Orthodox believers in Russia and Ukraine. The church welcomed the initiative: the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of Alexander Paton awarded the Order of St. Prince Vladimir, the baptizer of Kyiv Rus.
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  In the basement of the temple area of ​​1000 square meters is a museum of maritime disasters of the twentieth century. The exhibits of the Russian Navy and handed over to the Ukrainian Navy.
With the author's blog A.Lebedeva http://www.alebedev.ru/media/8478.html

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