Since the 16th century, a settlement of coachmen was situated at the site of the Church. From 1685 to 1722, a Moscow customs boarder went there: a place where people coming to the town must pay purchase taxes. Carts with goods and foodstuffs stopped in the line ("tsep" in Russian) and stayed there till the tax was paid. There is another opinion, that near the customs, carts were stopped ("zatsepleniye" in Russian) for inspection. Thus, the name "Zatsepa" appeared.
A wooden church was first mentioned in 1642. It was the Church of SS. Peter and Paul with side chapels dedicated to SS. Florus and Laurus in Kolomenskaya settlement of coachmen. The church was more known as the Church of SS. Florus and Laurus in Zatsepa Street. The bell tower and the refectory were designed by K. Ordenov and built in 1836. In 1861, the western, main part of the church was constructed.
The church was shut down in the late 1930s.
Until 1933, the protopriest Nikolay Vinogradov served there. In 1933, he was arrested and convicted according to article 58–10 of RSFSR Penal Code (Anto-Soviet agitation) for three years of camp imprisonment. In 1937, he was arrested again and shot dead according to the same article in the Butovo firing range. He was canonised on 20 August 2000. Saint Martyr Protopriest Nikolay Vinogradov Day is celebrated on 27 November (14 November in old style) as well as on Russian Neo-martyr and Confessor Cathedral Day.
The now-existing church was being built by parts. The main part was constructed in 1778 and rebuilt in 1862. The Empire side chapels, refectory and bell tower were built in 1835. About 1909, a western annex was added to the sacristy.
The church is a massive cube neatly decorated with Ionic galleries and topped with a big dome rotunda. The main (western) entrance is accented by a gallery of the bell tower lower tier decorated with a stucco border and paired Corinthian columns.
In 1938, the church was shut down; the iconostasis was taken out; the wall paintings were erased.
About 1950, the upper circles of the bell tower and the dome were demolished. The church was occupied by a factory of metallographic works. This hazardous industry using acids had poisoned air and earth for many years. When the church was handed back to the congregation, two metres of ground were removed inside the church, and clean sand was filled in. On 7 April 1991, church services were resumed. The bell tower and the dome were completely restored. The church runs a Sunday school.
The altars: the high altar is dedicated to the Joy of All Who Sorrow Icon of Our Lady; the altars are dedicated to SS. Peter and Paul and SS. Florus and Laurus.
The Chapel belongs to the St. Daniel's Monastery. It was built sometime before 1722 and rebuilt in 1784 and 1869. After 1920, the Chapel stayed in ruins. It was reconstructed in 1998 by the architects Yu. Antonov and D. Sokolov. The Chapel was consecrated on 17 March 1998.
Vladimir Kusov, a professor at Moscow State University, found a record in...
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