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Temple Rozhdestva Ioanna Predteshi

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Right in this site, from this very porch of John the Baptist Nativity Church in 1611 Kozma Minin called on the people of Nizhny Novgorod to defend Moscow from the Poles and arrange for the militia, and also donate the money for the troops` equipment.

In front of the church there is a copy of the known Moscow monument to Minin and Pozharsky. Not everyone knows that originally the sculpture of Martos, the one installed in Red Square, Moscow was intended for Nizhny Novgorod. But Emperor Alexander I decided that after the horrors of 1812 the patriotic monument was more than ever required for Moscow, so Minin and Pozharsky monument was sent to the ancient Russian capital. Nizhny Novgorod could observe the statue of these national heroes when the monument was carried along the river by passing Nizhny Novgorod. In this regard, the Son of the Fatherland Journal reported: "No pen can describe the admiration of both Nizhny Novgorod people and the entire local population at the appearance the famous monument in the local waters... Nizhny Novgorod citizens of both genders and of all ages from morning till night gathered in the courts neighborhood to see this monument, famous for its history, art and scope. "

Nizhny Novgorod eventually received a copy of that masterpiece only in 2005.                            

The first mention of this church dates back to the 16th century. Like all urban buildings, it was originally constructed of wood. But after a major fire in 1683 that almost eliminated the temple, a merchant Gabriel Dranishnikov rebuilt the church anew, already in stone. He was constrained to do so to somewhat raise his tattered reputation. Upon his return to his hometown after a three-year absence, Dranishnikov learned that his son and his wife Anna had renegaded for the olden faith, and had moved to the Kerzhenets river area, to live with the Old Believers in a hermitage. The man had to prove his loyalty to the official church, prove that he was not involved with the schism, so Dranishnikov requested the priest`s blessing to build a new stone church. Yet the heart wants what it wants, and the merchant could not just forget all about his close family members. Therefore, the Southern chapel of the church according to Dranishnikov`s will was consecrated in honor of the Great Martyr Anna, to remembrance of his schismatic wife.

During the Soviet era, the church was closed, and the church domes were demolished. The building was assigned to the Russian Orthodox Church again only in 1990`s, and by November 4, 2005, the restoration works were already completed.

November 4, 2005, when the country for the first celebrated a new holiday, the Day of National Unity, Patriarch Alexy II, who arrived in Nizhny Novgorod, consecrated this newly restored church as a symbol of faith, endurance and courage of Nizhny Novgorod citizens.

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