The Church of St. Alexis the Metropolitan of Moscow in Thais Photo: Church of St. Alexis the Metropolitan of Moscow in Thais

The idea of building a temple arose in connection with the rapid development in the early 20th century Barracks railway. Celebrations in honor of the 300th anniversary of the Romanov dynasty became the impetus for the implementation of the planned project. Besides, by this time the barracks cottagers were already collected some funds for the construction of the Church, and was formed by the construction Commission, which was supposed to solve all issues associated with the construction of the temple.

Land for construction of the stone Church was dedicated next to the existing wooden Church. June 15, 1914, was made his bookmark. The design of the Church was designed by architect Excusation I. V., supervision of construction engineers were S. I. Bartlett and N. And. Postnikov. The Church was decorated in the old Russian style, had a helmet-shaped dome and was designed to accommodate 1000 worshippers. In its construction were applied to reinforced concrete construction, which in the early 20th century only began to be used in Church architecture.

Rough construction of the temple was completed by 1916, but in 1917 he might sanctify the Church, didn't have time. But worship here there started long before his consecration. Newly built stone Church was consecrated only in 1921 in the name of St. Alexis, Metropolitan of Moscow. The consecration was conducted by the Bishop of Kronstadt Benedict (carpenters, the future Martyr). Old wooden Church in two years was dismantled and moved to a new Barracks cemetery.

September 8, 1922, the rector of the Church was a young priest Peter Bielawski, who sosluzhivec his father John p. Belevskom in the village of Alexander. Further, the spiritual path O. Peter was determined by the future Hieromartyr Bishop Gregory (Lebedev). Living in Thais in the country, he often ministered and preached in the local Church. It was at this period flourished the activities of the temple. In the period before the revolution and after a certain time in her Thais for Easter arranged fireworks, the temple was decorated with colorful lanterns.

Shrines Alexis temple was an icon of John the Baptist, St. Alexis, St. Nicholas the Wonderworker, supervision Saint. Anna Kashina with a particle of relics of the Feodorovskaya Mother of God. Above the entrance to the gallery was a painting of the Saviour and of Mary Magdalene. In 1920-30-ies. never sang in choirs themselves. The Church choir was located always on the right kliros, fully enclosed large icons.

1927 father Peter Bielawski was closely associated with Metropolitan Joseph (Petrov) and other bishops who refused to support a Declaration of loyalty to the Soviet regime. At this time, the Thais and become one of the centers of easyflash". 29 November 1929 O. Peter Bielawski was arrested, and a year later sent to Solovki. Many priests serving in the Church after Peter O. were arrested by the Soviet authorities.

The first attempt at closing the Church authorities was undertaken in may 1936, but then it was not implemented. May 11, 1939, the Church was still closed, and within its walls there is the club. Icons and other Church utensils were looted. The icon of St. Alexis saved the resident Thais A. I. Savvina. The iconostasis was dismantled and most likely destroyed.

During the German occupation the Church was opened, given in the proper form and at the end of 1941 it also started to hold services. The first priest, who restored worship in the temple, was John p. Čudovič. In August 1943 in Alexis Church was held last divine service, as the Germans began to prepare to retreat.

After the war, despite repeated requests by the residents of the Thai people to the Metropolitan and the Patriarch Aleksey Church was not open. Only by 1990 thanks to the efforts of local residents dilapidated temple with a flooded basement was returned to the Russian Orthodox Church. Since the beginning of 1991 in the Church again began services. The first rector was father Peter Molchanov. In 1992, the parish was led by Igors Kovalchuk, in which the efforts of the parishioners, as ordinary residents and philanthropists, were restored side cupola, dome, cleaned and white-washed walls, the ceiling was decorated with massive gilt chandelier, and the Central aisle of the temple – the new four-tiered iconostasis.

TW temple is also the commemoration of fallen soldiers. On the temple grounds in a mass grave buried 386 died in the battlefields of the great Patriotic war of the Soviet officers and soldiers.

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