Proshcha Chapel of Andronikov Monastery of the Saviour (Moscow)
25 Sergey Radonezhsky Street, Moscow, Metro stations: "Ploshchad Ilyicha", "Rimskaya".
The Chapel of Andronikov Monastery of the Saviour in Voronya Street is the old name of the chapel. Voronya Street was situated in place of Voronya Sloboda.
It was a Russian custom to build chapels where people said their farewells (Rus.: proshchatsya) to leaving travellers. Proshcha is a traditional name for many chapels situated by town gates or zastavas in Russian (it is Rogozhskaya Zastava in this case).
According to the legend, when Reverend St. Sergius of Radonezh left to Nizhny Novgorod in 1365, he said here goodbye to his disciple, a founder of Andronikov Monastery of the Saviour, Reverend St. Andronik.
The Chapel is known since the 16th century. According to the 1722 Synodal Report, nobody knew when it was built. When it became very dilapidated, it was decided to replace it with a new one. With support from merchant V. Alexandrov, architect Alexander Latkov built the Chapel in 1889 and 1890.
In 1892, the year of the 500th Anniversary of St. Sergius of Radonezh's death, a religious procession was held from the Monastery to the Chapel.
In 1929, during the Soviet times, the Chapel was shut down. It was given to the Atheists' Union of Serp and Molot Factory (Hammer and Sickle Factory). The marquee was demolished. The building was occupied by a shop and a workshop.
In 1995, the Chapel was returned to the Church and reconstructed. Today, it holds regular church services.
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