Constantinople Patriarchal Compound

A complex of buildings in Moscow, located in Krapivensky Lane. They were built back in 1887-1892 according to the project of architect Sergei Rodionov, the construction took place for the organization of the metochion of the Constantinople Patriarchate. After the October Revolution, the church of St. Sergius of Radonezh continued to work for some time, but by 1922 it was decided to close it, and the courtyard had already been liquidated. Various institutions and communal apartments are located in the vacated buildings. Divine services in the church resumed over time, it took place only in 1991, and a year after that, part of this complex was transferred to the Department of Religious Education and Catechesis of the Russian Orthodox Church. As is known from some sources, until 1999, an Orthodox lyceum and a school of spiritual singing existed on the territory of one of the buildings. It is also known that in about 2000, the non-residential building belonging to the department of the Russian Orthodox Church was restored, the restoration was carried out at the expense of private donations. In February 2013, there were reports in the media about a fire that occurred on the territory of the temple and the courtyard. However, later representatives of the Russian Ministry of Emergency Situations denied this information, saying that the fire occurred in a neighboring building.