Service in the church in small Georgian. Tickets for the Roman Catholic Cathedral

In 1894, permission was obtained for the construction of a third Catholic church in Moscow, on the condition that the church be erected far from the city center and especially revered Orthodox churches, without towers and outdoor statues. The Neo-Gothic project of F. O. Bogdanovich-Dvorzhetsky was approved, despite the deviation from the last condition. The temple was built mainly from 1901 to 1911. The appearance of the temple was different from the design. The cathedral is a neo-Gothic three-nave cruciform pseudo-basilica. Perhaps the prototype for the facade was the Gothic cathedral in Westminster Abbey, for the dome - the dome of the cathedral in Milan. The money for the construction was collected by the Polish community and Catholics of other nationalities throughout Russia. The fence of the cathedral was built in 1911 (architect L. F. Dauksh). The temple, which received the name of the branch church of the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary, was consecrated on December 21, 1911. Finishing work continued until 1917. In 1919, the branch church was turned into a full-fledged parish.

In 1938, the temple was closed, the property was looted, and a hostel was organized inside. Until the closing of the cathedral in 1938, the altar of the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Moscow was a three-spired Gothic structure with an Altar, rising to the ceiling of the apse, in which the tabernacle was located. Palm trees stood in the presbytery, he himself was fenced off from the nave with a balustrade. During the war, the building was bombed and several towers and spiers were destroyed. In 1956, the Research Institute Mosspetspromproekt was occupied in the building, redevelopment was carried out, the interior space was divided into 4 floors. In 1976, a project for the restoration of the building into an organ music hall was developed, but not implemented. On December 8, 1990, on the occasion of the feast of the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Father Tadeusz Pikus (now a bishop) celebrated mass for the first time on the steps of the cathedral.

Regular services have been held since June 7, 1991. In 1996, after the Mosspetspromproekt Research Institute was removed from the premises, the temple was transferred to the Church. On December 12, 1999, the Secretary of State of the Vatican, Cardinal Angelo Sodano, solemnly consecrated the restored Cathedral. In its current form, the cathedral has differences from the view before closing in 1938. Lancet window openings are decorated with stained-glass windows. Under the window openings, on the inner surfaces of the walls, there are 14 bas-reliefs - 14 “stays” of the Way of the Cross. There are five bells made at the Felchinsky Polish factory in Przemysl (donated by Bishop Viktor Skvorets of Tarnow). The largest weighs 900 kg and is called the Mother of God of Fatima. The rest: "John Paul II", "Saint Thaddeus", "Jubilee-2000", "Saint Victor". The bells are set in motion with the help of special electronic automation.

There is an organ (th. Kuhn, ag. Mannedorf, 1955), which is one of the largest organs in Russia (73 registers, 4 manuals, 5563 pipes), which makes it possible to perform organ music from various eras. The Kuhn organ was received as a gift from the Evangelical Reformed Cathedral Basel Münster in Basel. It was built in 1955, in January 2002 work began on dismantling the organ and all parts, except for the register No. 65 Principal bass 32", were transported to Moscow. The work was carried out by the organ-building company "Orgelbau Schmid Kaufbeuren e.K." (Kaufbeuren, Germany - Gerhard Schmid, Gunnar Schmid). The organ of the cathedral is now one of the largest in Russia (74 registers, 4 manuals, 5563 pipes) and allows you to perform stylistically flawless organ music of any era. Since 2009, using the organ, an educational the course "Western European Sacred Music", which gives Russian musicians the skills of Gregorian chant and organ improvisation.

The first Lutherans appeared in Moscow in the 16th century. These were artisans, doctors and merchants invited from Europe. And already in 1694, Peter I founded the Lutheran stone church in the name of the holy apostles Peter and Paul - which was consecrated a year later, in his personal presence. During the Great Moscow Fire of 1812, the temple burned down. And the parish acquired the Lopukhins' estate near Pokrovka, on Starosadsky Lane. At the expense of the King of Prussia Frederick William III, as well as with the participation of Alexander I, in June of the following year, the reconstruction of the purchased house into a church began - a dome and a cross were erected. On August 18, 1819, the temple was consecrated. In February 1837, the organ sounded in it for the first time. In 1862, a neo-Gothic reconstruction was carried out, according to the plan of the architect A. Meinhardt. And in 1863, a bell was raised to the tower, donated by Kaiser Wilhelm I.

The church played a huge role not only in the religious, but also in the musical life of Moscow - famous Moscow and foreign performers performed in it. Suffice it to mention Franz Liszt's organ concert, which took place on May 4, 1843.

On December 5, 1905, the church was consecrated as the Cathedral of the Moscow Consistorial District. In 1918, the cathedral received the status of the Cathedral of Russia, and then of the entire Soviet Union.

However, in the post-revolutionary years, persecution of religion began in the USSR. The community building was taken away. In 1937, the cathedral was converted into the Arktika cinema, and then transferred to the Filmstrip studio. The redevelopment made, unfortunately, completely destroyed the entire interior. In 1941, the church organ was evacuated to the Novosibirsk Opera House, where it was partly scrapped, partly for decorations. And before the World Festival of Youth and Students in 1957, the spire of the cathedral was dismantled.

In July 1992, by a decree of the Government of Moscow, the building was returned to the community. And in 2004, after much effort, we managed to find sponsors, both among individuals and among organizations. This made it possible to start large-scale restoration work. Finally, on November 30, 2008, during a solemn service, the consecration of the revived cathedral took place.

Currently, in addition to divine services, numerous concerts are held in the cathedral - musical instruments sound, delightful voices sing, magical music comes to life. Installed opposite the altar, the SAUER organ (built in 1898 by Wilhelm Sauer, one of the largest organ-building firms in Germany) is one of the few romantic organs of the nineteenth century that have survived in Russia. The unique acoustics of the Evangelical Lutheran Cathedral of Saints Peter and Paul makes it possible to fully enjoy its sound.

Rules of conduct in the Cathedral

The Evangelical Lutheran Cathedral of Saints Peter and Paul in Starosadsky Lane is a functioning cathedral. Concerts are held here in their free time from worship, thereby opening up to everyone (regardless of beliefs and views) the opportunity to join the thousand-year-old cultural heritage of Russia and Europe. Here, as in any public place, there are certain rules:

Entry tickets

Entrance to most concerts is by ticket. Tickets are sold in advance at the theater and concert box office and on the website.

On our site there are discounts of 50% of the full price in any sector, except VIP, for preferential categories and for our discount card holders who receive newsletters. These benefits are a promotion for pre-sale only. Before the start of the concert, a single preferential price was set for all sectors in the amount of 50% of the price in the central sector.

Return of tickets is possible only on the terms of the selling organization, if it is provided for by their rules. When buying on the websites of the organizers, tickets can be returned no later than 3 days before the date of the concert with a deduction of% for banking services. Unused tickets are valid for other concerts, they must be rebooked through the contact mail on the organizers website. The organizers have the right to replace the announced concert with another one, in which case tickets can be returned at the place of purchase, or rebooked for another concert.

On the day of the event, payment for attending concerts is accepted by the employees of the Cathedral one hour before the start in the form of an established donation for the maintenance of the Cathedral in the amount corresponding to the cost of the concert, taking into account the available benefits and discounts.

Remember that to visit the Cathedral at other (non-concert) times, invitations are not required. The cathedral is open from Tuesday to Sunday from 10:00 to 19:00. Tickets are also not needed in cases where the poster or program of the event indicates that admission is free.

Appearance (dress code)

It is not necessary to pick up evening dresses: concerts are held within the walls of the current Cathedral of the Holy Apostles Peter and Paul - you just need to remember this. From strict regulations: clothes should not open the neckline, back or shoulders; it should not have defiant inscriptions or images. Otherwise, you can get by with a completely democratic form of clothing (excluding shorts and miniskirts)

Our dear listeners are free to choose what to come in according to their taste: be it a dress or trousers; head covering is not required. Men are supposed to be in the Cathedral without a headdress.

Please note that there is no wardrobe in the Cathedral. Visitors enter the temple in outerwear, which can be removed if desired, leaving it with you. In the cold season, the premises of the Cathedral are heated.

Age

Concerts in the Cathedral are open to everyone, including children. Age restrictions for daytime concerts for the whole family and children's events at 15:00 in the stalls from 6 years old, on the balcony from 12 years old. For evening concerts at 18 o'clock in the stalls from 9 years old, on the balcony from 12 years old, for evening concerts at 20 and 21 o'clock in the orchestra and on the balcony from 12 years old.

If the child starts crying or acting up, you will have to go out with him into the porch or even leave the concert earlier.

Safety

Please, we strongly ask you to refrain from coming to the Cathedral for a concert with animals, as well as food, drinks, suitcases and other bulky, explosive and cutting objects. You will not be allowed into the hall with them. It is not allowed to enter the premises of the Cathedral on roller skates, skateboards and scooters, to bring in and leave for storage scooters, roller skates, skateboards, bicycles and strollers, and to drive into the territory of the Cathedral by car. There are no parking spaces on the territory of the Cathedral. Paid parking is available in all lanes around the Cathedral.

BEFORE THE CONCERT

What is the best time to arrive?
The hall opens in 30 minutes. To enter the hall, you need to go through the control of purchased electronic tickets at the registration desk and receive the concert program. It takes a few minutes, but there is a queue before the start. Therefore, we recommend arriving 40-45 minutes in advance. After the start of the concert, entrance to the hall is not allowed so as not to disturb other listeners.

Latecomers go to the balcony regardless of the category of tickets. If the balcony is closed for technical reasons, the entrance of late listeners to the hall is carried out only during breaks between the numbers of the concert program, while visitors are required to occupy the nearest empty seats to the entrance (the seats indicated on the latecomer's ticket lose their relevance)

Please be understanding and don't be late.

I'm thinking of buying a ticket just before the concert...
Yes it is possible. The sale starts an hour before the concert. Within an hour before the start of the concert, you can pay for the concert in the form of an established donation for the maintenance of the Cathedral in the amount corresponding to the cost of the concert, taking into account the available benefits and discounts. It is highly recommended in such cases to come a little earlier in order to be able to choose the seats according to your preference from those available, because. before they start, you may not stay and just walk around the beautiful territory of the Cathedral.

Sobriety of mind and peace of mind
Please be calm and take your time as soon as the caretakers start letting the audience into the hall. Such behavior is not only inappropriate in the church, but also dangerous to health. We count on your understanding!

Ticket control
Please be prepared to show your entry tickets to the caretakers. If you have a special ticket purchased with social discounts, be prepared to also show a document confirming the fact of the social discount.

Seats in the central and side naves, central and side balconies
Please take seats in the indicated sector according to your tickets.
If you have chosen seats in the side naves and on the side balcony, you can take a row and a seat only in the indicated sectors, and not in the central ones. We ask you not to transfer during the concert to the central sectors to other people's seats.
If you have any difficulties, please contact the caretakers for help.

History of the Cathedral

You can learn in detail about how our Cathedral works - on an excursion. We kindly ask you not to produce it privately, and not to walk around the Cathedral with a similar purpose (“to look”) before the concert. Moreover, we ask you not to go into the altar part and behind the fences. After the concert, if you wish, you can ask your questions about the structure of the Cathedral to our employees (they wear badges with names).

DURING THE CONCERT

Photo and video
It is possible to shoot in the Cathedral during a concert, but only without a flash and not in front of the performers, so as not to interfere with the concert. Filming of performers is made only at their request and with the consent of the concert organizers. If you are going to post photos or videos on a social network, please, if possible, put down a geotag (Cathedral of Saints Peter and Paul) and hashtags #fondbelkanto and #Lutheran Cathedral

About what is unacceptable
Once again, we earnestly ask you to remember that the Cathedral is an active church. Please follow the generally accepted rules of conduct. For non-compliance, you may be asked to leave the hall. In the temple, as in other public places, you can not kiss, behave provocatively, be rude and interfere with other people. If the caretaker asks you to leave the hall, you must do so immediately. You can find out the reasons and all the circumstances in the porch at the administration.

Applause and flowers

During concerts in the Cathedral, you can express your approval with applause. Those who wish can give flowers to the performers at the end of the concert.

Additionally

In the vestibule of the temple after each concert, you can buy CDs with recordings of performers and literature of religious content.
- After each concert, you can sign up for an excursion to the Cathedral.

Its real name is the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary. But it is precisely by the title of the article that this cathedral is most often searched for in search engines.
This church is the largest Catholic cathedral in Russia and one of two active Catholic cathedrals in Moscow. It is very impressive with its appearance, but most of the city's residents do not even know that there is something similar in Moscow. Personally, I learned about it a few years ago, and for the first time I saw it just the other day and this is for 30 years lived in my hometown.

The construction of the cathedral began in 1901 and ended in 1911. It was consecrated on December 21, 1911. The construction of the cathedral was due to the large number of Catholics in Moscow at the beginning of the 20th century, at that time their community was about 35 thousand people, and the other two existing cathedrals at that time could no longer serve so many parishioners.
After the parishioners had collected the necessary money, the construction project was agreed with the Moscow authorities and the construction of the largest branch of the Catholic Church in Russia began. But already in 1919 the branch became a full-fledged parish.


The cathedral did not serve the parishioners for long, already in 1938 it was closed and looted. And later, the Soviet authorities organized a hostel in it. But that wasn't the worst. During World War II, the cathedral was partially destroyed by bombing. Several towers were lost, as well as collapsed roofs. But even this is not the most deplorable thing that could happen to him. Later, in 1956, the Mosspetspromproekt Scientific Research Institute came to the cathedral. Apparently, such talented designers worked in this special project that they completely changed the entire internal appearance of the cathedral. Instead of one huge hall, 4 floors with flights of stairs were built, which completely destroyed the original interiors of the church. Surprisingly, this predatory organization sat there until 1996, and not only was no one following the building, but it was possible to expel the organization of the Mosspetspromproject Research Institute only through scandalous lawsuits, and if it were not for the intervention of Russian President Boris Yeltsin, then no it is known how much longer the litigation would have dragged on, and they have lasted since 1992.
This is what the Cathedral looked like in 1980, as you can see, there is not a single spire above the entrance:

from 1996 to 1999, global restoration work was carried out in the cathedral, and already on December 12 of the same year, the cathedral was re-consecrated by the Secretary of State of the Vatican, Cardinal Angelo Sodano.
Cathedral during restoration:


In 2011, the centenary of the cathedral was celebrated.
At the moment, masses are held in the cathedral in many languages, most often in Russian, Polish and English. As well as performances and concerts of cultural figures. The schedule of concerts can be found on the official website of the cathedral http://www.catedra.ru

The architecture of the cathedral is a neo-gothic style with many decorative elements. I propose to look at the cathedral from different angles in the daytime and at night:
3) View of the cathedral from the north side during the day:


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7) View of the spiers of the main entrance, from the back:


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10) North side at night:


11) Main entrance to the Cathedral:


12) The entrance is so beautiful that I took several different photos:


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15) The dome, with a light drum, majestically rises above the entire building:


16) From the back, the cathedral has fewer windows and thus resembles an ancient knight's castle:


17) At night, the back is not lit at all:


18) But with a slow shutter speed, you can accumulate enough light to see huge walls and a cross made of bricks.


19) The cathedral has no less huge windows, or rather stained-glass windows. Entirely made of mosaic glass:

20) Stained Glass at Night:


21) and from the inside:

I liked the inside of the church as much as the outside. A different style is already felt here, with massive columns and very high ceilings. By the way, the only church where I was allowed to take pictures inside without any problems.
22) View immediately after entering:


The central part of the cathedral is visually divided into three zones, the so-called naves, separated by columns. In the central part there are benches, and on the sides there are passages leading to prayer areas and the altar.
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25) As I said above, all windows are made of mosaic glass:


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27) This photo captures the colors of the night light passing through the light drum of the dome.


28) The main cross with a sculpture of the crucified Jesus Christ:


The territory of the main Catholic cathedral is not big, but very well-groomed. During the day, children play here, and often leave toys and balls right there. And the next day they come and play with them again and no one touches these things. In the evening, young people and girls from Catholic communities come here and rehearse various performances and productions. The whole area is paved with paving stones and has several monuments:
29) monument "Good Shepherd":


30) Virgin Mary Monument:


31) And of course, the entire temple complex is taken under state protection. It is an extremely rare occurrence when an architectural monument is really protected by the state and is in excellent condition, although I am not sure that this is the merit of the state ...


32) The final, twilight photo of the south side of the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary:

In the end, I want to say that I recommend everyone to visit this place. A wonderful, hospitable place in the center of Moscow for all citizens and religions.
The cathedral will also be of interest to all photographers-architects. In photographic terms, a very difficult building because of its geometry, where the laws of perspective do not play into the hands of the photographer, breaking and distorting the true geometry of the building. Photos are obtained either by barrels in the case of panoramas or a fish eye, or by rockets tapering to the top :) You have to spend a lot of time aligning geometry in editors, but you still can't get rid of all the distortions. Of course, you can move further away to slightly reduce the effect of the rocket, but you won’t go very far, the city is still. A Tilt-Shift lens would help a lot, it will probably be my next lens)

The organ is the king of instruments. And any self-respecting royal dynasty traces its lineage from time immemorial. And it is true. The harbinger of the organ can be seen in the Pan flute and the bagpipe. And the ancient Greek Ktesibius, who lived in Egyptian Alexandria, invented the organ. True, this organ was a water organ and sounded during gladiator fights, as well as at the ceremony of taking office of emperors. The image of a water organ is found on the coins of Emperor Nero, a famous music lover.

In the 4th century, organs appeared that were quite royal in their sound, and in the 7th century, Pope Vitalian introduced the organ into the Catholic Church. Byzantium, in the 8th century, was everywhere and deservedly famous for its organs! True, they were rude in appearance, and the keyboard was so wide that the keys were struck not with fingers, but with fists. However, the royal courts of that time did not differ in particular sophistication of morals.

Already in the XIV century, the organ acquired pedals, i.e. leg keyboard. Playing with two hands and two feet significantly increased the capabilities of the performer. And in XV - the width of the keys has finally decreased and the number of pipes has increased. And we got the king of musical instruments that we know and love today. Further improvements were, although important, but not so significant.

Any royal dynasty necessarily owns some kind of secret. The organ also has it. The organ heals the soul. His nobility is so great that any unpretentious melody performed on his pipes becomes high music. By the way, the number of pipes in some organs reaches 7000. And in order not to get confused in all this diversity, they are grouped by registers. Register - a set of pipes with the same timbre and being, as it were, a separate instrument. When meeting with the organ, the organist must conduct a registration. After all, each instrument is absolutely individual - the number of registers, sometimes, reaches 300. And also, in order not to be distracted during the game, the organist prepares the timbres of the keyboards - manuals in advance. The organ has several of them - on the largest it happens up to seven.

The retinue makes the king. The more majestic the king, the greater the trail of his music. And organ music was written by the best composers. And, of course, the closest and most trusted of them is Johann Sebastian Bach. By the way, Bach, although he was a great organist, treated his playing with a bit of irony. “You just need to know which keys and when to press, and the organ will do the rest,” he answered the question of how he succeeds.

The organ is like an orchestra. But he is more majestic than the orchestra. It has more than two thousand years of history behind it. And an equally unimaginable future. We love the organ and recognize its right of primacy in the beautiful realm of music. After all, he is the true king of tools.

You can truly feel the organ music only by hearing it at a live concert. Not one, even the most perfect acoustic system, does not transmit vibrations, air movements and the magic of the melodies of the “king of instruments”. Its power and variety of overtones, combined with violin, saxophone and other instruments, give rise to an enchanting sound that will never be forgotten.

The Belcanto Charitable Foundation offers you a varied list of organ music concerts in the halls of Moscow. You can choose the appropriate event below on this page. Our charitable foundation offers a variety of program formats, from a classical organ concert to an audiovisual production. You can buy a ticket by going to the section of the event you like, where you will find not only a description of the event, but also the time of its holding. There you can also pay for the places you like in a convenient way. All changes in the schedule are immediately reflected in the poster.

The idea of ​​the composer Alfred Schnittke that any of the Gothic cathedrals is a certain model of the world applies to both the Catholic and Protestant currents. Any of them must be understood as a big city. After all, the very construction of temples provided for the accommodation of the entire population of the city. In other words, every temple must be huge. This task was helped to solve an ingenious solution regarding the construction of vaults.

Art of the Catholic Cathedral

Each Catholic cathedral with its internal volume seemed much larger than from the outside. Another achievement in the construction of Gothic cathedrals is the unity in architecture, in the interior, in decor. But on the other hand, a Gothic cathedral always combines art of different types and times.

In the Gothic style itself, such art forms as sculpture, colored stained-glass windows, decorative design in the form of carvings in wood, stone, bone, and all this with musical accompaniment, developed unusually. The Catholic one is decorated with sculptural works and compositions from them, ornaments of various types, figures of real and fantastic animals. A special iconography of Christian saints always adorns the western portals of the cathedral. And the main entrance is decorated with sculptures of saints. There are up to eight dozen of them. Decoration of the interior space of the Catholic Cathedral - stained-glass windows. The light pouring from them with iridescent shades and a variety of colors creates a feeling of the endless reality of the sky. Sometimes the total area of ​​stained-glass windows of the temple reached two and a half thousand square meters. Separately, you should pay attention to the music in the cathedral. Initially, schools of music were formed in the cathedrals. And these schools have produced many famous organists. Their sounding works, combined with the light passing through the stained-glass windows, create a feeling of an unearthly reality, confirming that the cathedral is indeed a prototype of the whole world.

First of three temples

Catholic churches in Moscow coexist peacefully with Orthodox churches and churches of other faiths. The first of the existing three churches was the Church of Peter and Paul.

It was founded in the German Quarter by the decision of Tsar Peter I at the beginning of the eighteenth century. But his fate was not long-term. Built with the money of the Polish community in Milyutinsky Lane, it existed until the October Revolution. Then the church was closed and rebuilt. The removal of the dome, the installation of interfloor ceilings turned the temple building into an ordinary three-story house. Subsequently, various state institutions began to be placed there. In modern times, there is a research institute. It is difficult to recognize the once majestic church in this simple building. Only a plaque on the wall recalls that there was a Roman Catholic cathedral here.

Second cathedral of the city

The second Catholic Moscow Cathedral was the church of the settlers of Moscow - the French. Saint Louis. Built on Malaya Lubyanka at the end of the eighteenth century.

It has been rebuilt many times, but is still in use today. The current building was built in the middle of the nineteenth century. And at the beginning of the twentieth century, a French lyceum was opened under him. It should be noted that this Catholic cathedral was not closed in the seventeenth year, like most churches, and there was always a church service in it with short breaks. Already in the nineties of the last century, all the buildings that belonged to it before the revolution were transferred to the church.

Briefly about the most famous cathedral

There is no doubt that the most important among the Moscow cathedrals is the Catholic Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception of the Virgin Mary. Its construction went on from the end of the nineteenth to the beginning of the twentieth century along Malaya Gruzinskaya Street in Moscow. The beauty and monumentality of the structure is amazing.

In the thirties of the twentieth century the church was closed. The premises of the church survived World War II without much damage. Therefore, subsequently the premises were used for warehouses. And in 1990 the church was handed over to the Catholics.

The need for discovery

In the middle of the nineteenth century, a petition came to the office of the Moscow province for another church for Catholics. The petition described a significant increase in Polish settlers in the city. Soon the community received permission, but subject to certain conditions. It was ordered to build a temple far from the central buildings of the city, as well as large Orthodox shrines. Above the temple there should not be tower buildings and various sculptures. Sculptor Bogdanovich developed and approved the project. The Catholic Cathedral could accommodate five thousand believers and had external sculptural decorations.

Building history

The main buildings were erected at the beginning of the twentieth century at the expense of the inhabitants of the Polish nationality of the city and all of Russia. It should be said that at that time there were already about thirty thousand Catholics in Moscow. The building itself cost the Poles up to two hundred and seventy thousand, and additional money was collected for the fence and decoration. The finishing went on for a long time.

At the very first persecution of the church, even before the war, it was closed and converted into a hostel. The war destroyed several temple towers. In the sixties of the twentieth century, a research institute was located in the temple. To do this, the internal volume of the room was radically changed. Four floors have been formed. The ninetieth year of the twentieth century returned the Catholic Cathedral in Moscow to the church. After six decades of interruption, the first service was served. Hundreds of believers listened to the service standing on the steps. Only by 1996, after long negotiations and the eviction of the research institute, the Catholic Cathedral was transferred to its intended purpose and consecrated. Malaya Gruzinskaya, a Catholic cathedral, became famous after the world Catholic prayer service through a teleconference and celebrations on the occasion of the centenary of the temple in 2011.

Description of the temple

Legend has it that the prototype of this cathedral was Westminster . The spire of the central tower glorifies the cross, and the spiers of the side towers are the coats of arms of the founders. At the entrance to the cathedral there is a sculpture depicting. In the central hall, benches are placed in two sectors with a passage between them. To the side are rooms for confession. Massive columns are organically arranged in the hall. The ceilings are made in the form of arches with diagonal symmetry, forming vaults in the form of a cross. Windows with sharp upper corners and stained-glass windows. Under the windows - wall bas-reliefs. At a certain height there are choirs, designed for fifty singers. The organ is also there. The entire building of the cathedral from a distance resembles the shape of a cross. The idea of ​​the architect to depict the church as the body of Christ is obvious. A similar layout exists in other churches, and it is called a cruciform. Dark green marble altar.

Massive bells are fixed on the left side of the temple. There are only five of them, from largest to smallest. The mass of the bells starts from nine hundred kilograms with a tendency to gradually reduce the weight of the next bell. The bells are powered by electronics.

Cathedral organ music

The third Catholic Cathedral in Moscow has an organ instrument, which has become the largest in the country. On it, works of different historical eras are performed without problems. It is composed of seventy-three registers, four manuals and five thousand five hundred and sixty-three pipes. The organ is a gift from Switzerland. It was created by craftsmen in 1955. It was transported to Moscow in parts and installed by masters of the German company "Kaufbeuren" free of charge. In 2005, the organ was consecrated.

Festivals and concerts

On Malaya Gruzinskaya Street, the Catholic Cathedral, as a unique architectural monument, is also a concert hall in Moscow. Its walls are filled with music from festivals and concerts. The acoustics of the building creates a special sound of sacred organ music. Here the heart of even the most callous person becomes softer.

Observing the ancient European cultural traditions, the Catholic Cathedral regularly gives concerts and welcomes everyone who wants to enjoy sublime music. Here, all the vaults of the cathedral are filled with the sound of compositions of various musical geniuses from all over the world. A visit to the temple gives you the opportunity to hear modern jazz music performed by the organ simultaneously with the medieval one. Visitors are always offered a large selection of performances and concert programs. The whole family can go to a concert in the afternoon, enjoy festive festivals, evenings of sacred music and medieval mysteries. It is also important that all the money for the purchased tickets is used for repair and restoration work in the church.