The Church of the Intercession stands at the foot of a hill where Lyshchikov Monastery of the Intercession and its sloboda (settlement) were situated in ancient times. Mount Lyshchikova is a place of one of the most ancient Moscow settlements on the left high bank of the Yauza River. It is supposed to be known since the 12th century. In the 15th and 16th centuries, the lands were owned by great Moscow princes.
The Monastery of the Intercession was first mentioned in 1504. Ivan III of Russia bequeathed it to his son Vasili III. In 1572, Ivan the Terrible also left the Monastery by will to his elder son. The Monastery was dissolved, apparently when Zemlyanoy Gorod was constructed and a hill was partially dug off. As early as 1625, the main Church of the Intercession was mentioned as a parish rural church situated in Lyshchikov.
A new stone church with a side chapel dedicated to St. James of Damascus was built in 1696 "on request of clerk Ivan Rogozin". In 1697, the antimesion was given ("Priest Mikhail accepted it"), and the Church was consecrated. The stone church became a foundation for the now-existing church.
In 1773, a side chapel dedicated to the Our Lady of Kazan was arranged with support from Second Major Iliya Likharyov. From 1803 to 1805, the now-existing bell tower was constructed, and the refectory was extended to the west.
During the Napoleon's invasion and the 1812 fire, the Church of the Intercession was severely damaged and temporarily assigned to the Church of St. Nicholas in Jamy. Only two years later, in 1814, the high altar of the Intercession was consecrated. In 1815 and 1818, the side altars were also consecrated. In 1830, the ancient part of the Church, with a quadrangle and an altar apse, protruding to the lane was surrounded by attachments and became semicircle. In the 1880s, the present-day dome consisting of terems and kokoshniks appeared.
The Church has never been shut down and preserved its old furnishings and a set of ancient bells. In 1996, the Church celebrated its 300th Anniversary. On this occasion, the Church was repaired and restored.
The Church has not been closed after the 1917 Russian Revolution. All old bells survived.
Specially honoured icons include the Intercession Icon, the Our Lady of Kazan, and the Theotokos of Tikhvin. Among other honoured icons are the Image of Edessa, the icons of St. Nicholas, St. Michael, St. Panteleon, St. James of Damascus, and St. Paphnutius of Borovsk. The Church holds a shrine with Priest Roman's (Medvedev) relics.
The altars: the high altar of the Intercession of the Holy Virgin, the side chapels of Our Lady of Kazan and St. James of Damascus, and the altar dedicated to St. Simeon Stylites and attached to the high altar.
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