orthodoxy

history of the formation of the Orthodox IOKM collection is typical for many museums in our country. The tragic 20-30's. Twentieth century. - The time of the closure and destruction of Orthodox churches in Russia - have been to many museums in our country, the revenue collections of church plate, vestments of Orthodox priests, the set of icons.

In the XVIII-XIX centuries. in Irkutsk, there were many churches. Their interiors, their altars and riznitsy were filled and decorated with elaborate various utensils. All this served and helped hramovomu action, true, according to PA Florensky the synthesis of the arts: architecture, monumental painting, iconography. All this, together with the word, singing, lighting creates the atmosphere of a church, makes a great impression on coming to the church.

vast collection of religious supplies stored in the funds of the Irkutsk regional museum. The rich collection of the composition of fabric, clothing clergy includes original works of art, religious items for their time

religious basis of the collection of fabrics comprise items received to the museum in the early decades of Soviet rule, which had been closed almost all the churches of Irkutsk. A large number of religious items from the museum, belonged to the sacristy of Kazan Cathedral. In the 1929-32 biennium. After several explosions, the majestic monument was destroyed, precious items seized, as part of riznitsy entered the museum, which is an excellent product of old masters, performed in the best traditions of the past. A large part of the collection comprise textile attractions: vestments Orthodox priests, and covers air sacred vessels, hanging linen cloths, plaschanitsy made from beautiful fabrics Russian and Western European production, decorated with embroidery zolotnymi and silver threads, embroidered with pearls, using precious stones and beads steklyarusa.

particular religious decorated fabrics, which are covered sacred vessels - chalice and paten, called covers, and air. This is a small square blankets or cruciform shape. Most of the covers from the collection of our museum is richly decorated with embroidery silk or metallic threads, sequins, and usually cross imagery, cherubim and floral-foliate. It should be noted that the Siberian embroidery XIX century izobilovala zolotnoy thread. There are subjects where almost all of the background closed prichudlivym luxuriant vegetation patterns. To achieve relief compositions and ornamentation of zolotnye or silver threads podkladyvalas so-called "map" or "floor" - a few layers of fabric, paper, wool, and sometimes even cardboard or bark. Sewing on the map "or" nastilu "appeared in Russia long ago and called in the old days," embroidered on chekannoe case. " Indeed, the subjects performed in the embroidery technique, often resemble chased products made of precious metals - gold, silver and platinum reliefs, where stylized flower plant ornament intercommunicate garlands tapes and leaves made of gold and silver tonchayshey wire. The traditional background for the covers and the air is usually a red velvet, cherry or bordovogo colors.

special place in the collections held religious fabric, embroidered with pearls and decorated with precious stones, Riza on the icon, linen cloths and napkins - excellent examples of Russian art masterits,

Collection copper plastics Irkutsk museum began to form at the end of the XIX century thanks to the East Siberian department of the Russian Geographical Society and has been significantly supplemented by church property requisitioned in 20-30 years of the twentieth century. In subsequent years, meeting mednolitoy plastic enriched exhibits brought from the field and obtained from the residents of Irkutsk and the field.

In the museum collection are monuments copper plastics, bytovavshie in all parts of Russia. The most fully represented in the collections of the iconography Nicholas and Nicholas Mozhaisky, iconography of Our Lady, especially the image of "Kazan" and "Joy of All Who Sorrow." In addition to the common scenes depicting favorite saints - George, Basil the Great, Gregory the Theologian, John Chrysostom, in the museum collection, there are rare events, such as "Do not Lament mene Mati", "burning bush". The image of Christ presented icons "Good Christ Silence", "Sedmitsa, Holy image Savior".

In general iconographic composition mednolityh icons represented adequately. And despite some gaps, the collection of the Irkutsk regional museum gives a picture of one of the most advanced and popular types of Russian religious art and crafts - mednolitoy plastic.

Among particularly revered Orthodox relics in Irkutsk museum for nearly seven decades of stored items burial vestments and cover on the shrine of St. Innocent Kulchitskogo - the first bishop of Irkutsk and Wonderworker. The holy relics of the first bishop of Irkutsk Voznesenskaya rests in the cathedral church of Irkutsk Ascension monastery. By order of the Irkutsk province Congress of Soviets of Workers, Peasants and Red Army members in January 1921 of cancer with relics of St. Innocent was uncovered. Imperishable power of Irkutsk Hierarchs were sent to Moscow for the exhibition organized Narkomzdravom razvenchaniya in order to worship the relics of saints. Clothes svt. Innocent had been transferred to the local history museum, called at the time of the Irkutsk Scientific Museum.

Among the items collected in the museum, was not only the funeral pall, decommissioning body Hierarchs but sacred relics, carefully stored in the main church of Ascension Monastery - Voznesenskaya Catholic Church : clerical robe, felony, in panagia XIV.

robes and felon svt. Innocent and now can be seen in the walls of the Church of the Savior - the Irkutsk Regional museum - the exhibition "Beauty and holiness," but now these relics are no longer owned by the museum. In 1990, the Orthodox shrines at the request of the Bishop of Irkutsk and Chita Vadim were returned to their rightful owner Irkutsk diocese. Irkutsk Regional Museum has implemented one of its main objectives - the preservation and restoration of Orthodox holy sites of national cultural and historical heritage.