Church of the Introduction of the Most Holy Mother of God to the Temple, Ivanovo

Red Church — so proudly called it parishioners, meaning not only the color of the walls, but also the beauty of the temple.

The church is a sample of Russian church architecture of the 20th century. Its construction began in 1900 and lasted 7 years. The decision to create a new church was taken at a peasant gathering, then this territory belonged not to the city, but to the posad. The money was collected by parishioners. Many merchants and industrialists sacrificed. The project was created by the provincial architect, so the building organically fit into the general ensemble of the city. Low-rise houses, which grew up in the 60s, only emphasize the beauty of the temple.

Although the funds for the construction of merchants and industrialists donated generously when it came to interior decoration, the receipts were greatly reduced. The parishioners of the church, mainly workers and peasants, bought church utensils on credit. And the bell tower managed to put only a wooden one.

Then war, revolution. The only bright moment in that dark time was the visit of Patriarch Tikhon in 1918. The saint held a service here, which parishioners remembered for a long time. The Church was in disfavor for a long time, but it existed, but in 1938 it was finally established.
closed. The building was used for the regional archive, so although the interior was looted, the building itself is quite well preserved.