St. Alexis (Aleksejev) Church in Harbin
This temple dedicated to St Alexis, Metropolitan of Moscow was originally built out of wood on February 25, 1912.
According to Harbin Diocese - Parishes in China for 1929 , St. Alekseevsky parish in the village of Modyagou. Temple in honor of St. Alexis, Metropolitan of Moscow and All Russia, the Wonderworker; built in 1912. There was one side-altar in the church. The rector of the church was Archpriest Peter Alexandrovich ROZHDESTVENSKY.
Rebuilt with brick in 1930-1935, it was consecrated on Sep 23/Oct 6, 1935. Ivan Andreevich Kolchin was the choir director from 1921 to 1936.
According to Harbin municipal religious archive, Fr Peter Rozhdestvensky served as the second rector, Fr Michael Rogozhin as the third rector, and the last rector was Fr Stefan Wu Zhiquan . According to A.V. Popov , Fr Nikolai Starikov also served at this church.
Archpriest Alexander Solyansky (1869-1956) served at this church from 1929 to 1932.
Today , it is being used as a Catholic Church.
Towards the First Anniversary of the Consecration of St. Alexis Temple
Towards the First Anniversary of the Consecration of St. Alexis Temple in Majiagou, City of Harbin , 6/X 1935—6/X 1936. (in Russian, published by St. Alexis Church, Majiagou, Harbin, 1936) courtesy of Abp HILARION of Sydney & Australia
St Alexis of Moscow
Photos
Baptismal font on the day of
Fr Nikolai Starikov, Fr Stefan WuILARION of Sydney & Australia
l2r: unidentified deacon,ILARION of Sydney
Russkaya Atlantida The Church of St. Alexis
Saturday, September 18, 2004
Among the greenery of spring and summer, or among the greyness of one-storey houses in autumn and winter, the church of St. Alexis in Mǎjiāgōu (马家沟) once stood out like a bright orange-red spot. Built by parishioners' contributions in 1935 it still sparkles in the sun with its white stone decorative trim.
The skill of architect Yuri Vitalevich Smirnov revealed itself in the harmonious belltower which is decorated with set out white eaves, and above the entrance the carved windows in the shape of a cross. The church building still
preserves its colorful features in the white window platbands, in the white kokoshniks [women's headress] crowning the top, and in its circular belltower. It emphasizes the decorative effect of the church, now a [Roman] Catholic church, with [Roman] Catholic crosses atop Orthodox domes.
It still is a notable sight of our Harbin.