Add a review about the chapel of the Monk Philip Irapsky in Cherepovets

This small corner chapel, built in the second half of the 19th century, belongs to the Resurrection Cathedral, but is some distance away from it . At the time the chapel was being built, on Voskresensky Prospect Cherepovets close to each other were located two churches of the Resurrection Monastery on the Cathedral Hill and in the farmstead of the Filippo-Irapskaya desert, which belonged to the chapel . With the offensive of the Soviet authorities, the courtyard was closed with a chapel, which was heavily mutilated . First it housed a labor collective, and since the 1970s . - the military commissariat . In 1996 the . chapel was destroyed by fire, but a year later the building was bought back by a private entrepreneur who restored her for four years and returned the church . The local master, artists and carvers from Vologda worked over the chapel, thanks to which today the chapel looks very beautiful .

The relic's relics were kept in the temple and were recovered again after excavation in 2000. and immediately placed in the chapel.

The main treasure of the chapel - obnogo Philip Irapskogo. This saint, who lived in the first half of the 16th century, served in the monastery until he was 30 years old, and then retired to places near the Andoga River, between Bolshik and Malyi Irap, where he placed the Trinity Chapel. Later, the church was erected on the site of the chapel, and after the death of the saint there the Krasnoborsky Filippo-Irapsky monastery was opened. The Reverend's relics were kept in the temple and were recovered again after excavations in 2000 and immediately placed in the chapel.

Today the shrine with the relics' relics can be seen right in the middle of the room, under an arch of wood. Above is an icon with a picture of a saint. The very wooden cancers, arch and icons for the icons were made by skilled Vologda and Sergiev Posad carvers. The cancer is decorated with silver elements made in Pskov.

On the left hand of the crayfish you can see the icons of St. Nicholas the Miracle-Worker and the Great Martyr Varvara, and to the right - the face of the Mother of God and the image of the Great Martyr Panteleimon.

The interior of the chapel deserves attention in itself: its dome is painted from the inside with frescoes depicting St. Sergius of Radonezh and other local saints. paintings were made by artists from Moscow and Vologda in the style of Byzantine frescoes of the 12th century. On the walls you can see the painting depicting the crucifixion of Christ, and the small picture "Seven adolescents of Ephesus."

Twice a year, on the anniversary of the days when the relics of the saint were found and moved to the chapel, a godfather's turn is arranged for her. This day is a great holiday for all Orthodox believers in Cherepovets, no matter which church parish they belong to. A lot of people come to the relics and hold a solemn prayer service

Practical information

Address: Sovetskiy pr., 31.

The chapel is located on the corner of Sovetskiy avenue and Kommunistov street. It can be quickly reached from the Cathedral Hill.