Fyodor Dmitriev
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Fyodor Dmitriev (? - after 1683) was a Russia
n bellmaker and student of Alexander Grigoriev
, who worked at the Moscow
Cannon Yard for more than 30 years.
By 1659, Fyodor Dmitriev had already become a professional bellmaker (колокольного дела мастер, or master bellmaker) and had four apprentices. He lived in Pushkarskaya sloboda in a parish
of the Church of Sergius the Miracle Worker in Pushkari. Fyodor Dmitriev had a small workshop in his own yard, where he cast bells for sale and, occasionally, for the Cannon Yard. In 1666, he cast a 29-pood
bell of the Church of Peter and Catherine on Pokrovka and nine signal bells. In 1667, Fyodor Dmitriev cast a 154-pood (2,5 ton
s) bell for Saint Basil's Cathedral
at the order of tsar Alexis I of Russia
. In 1680, he cast a bell for the Nabatnaya Tower
of the Moscow Kremlin
, which would remain there for over 30 years and then shatter in 1714. This very bell would be later recast by Ivan Motorin.
Fyodor Dmitriev's name was last mentioned in the Cannon Yard expenses book under the year 1683. None of his bells were found or identified to this day.
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
n bellmaker and student of Alexander Grigoriev
Alexander Grigoriev
Alexander Grigoriev, son of Lykov was a Russian cannon and bellfounder.In 1651, Alexander Grigoriev was accepted to the Moscow Cannon Yard as a "bell person" at the recommendation of a bellmaker Yemelyan Danilov and a number of Muscovite cannonmakers...
, who worked at the Moscow
Moscow
Moscow is the capital, the most populous city, and the most populous federal subject of Russia. The city is a major political, economic, cultural, scientific, religious, financial, educational, and transportation centre of Russia and the continent...
Cannon Yard for more than 30 years.
By 1659, Fyodor Dmitriev had already become a professional bellmaker (колокольного дела мастер, or master bellmaker) and had four apprentices. He lived in Pushkarskaya sloboda in a parish
Parish
A parish is a territorial unit historically under the pastoral care and clerical jurisdiction of one parish priest, who might be assisted in his pastoral duties by a curate or curates - also priests but not the parish priest - from a more or less central parish church with its associated organization...
of the Church of Sergius the Miracle Worker in Pushkari. Fyodor Dmitriev had a small workshop in his own yard, where he cast bells for sale and, occasionally, for the Cannon Yard. In 1666, he cast a 29-pood
Pood
Pood , is a unit of mass equal to 40 funt . It is approximately 16.38 kilograms . It was used in Russia, Belarus and Ukraine. Pood was first mentioned in a number of documents of the 12th century....
bell of the Church of Peter and Catherine on Pokrovka and nine signal bells. In 1667, Fyodor Dmitriev cast a 154-pood (2,5 ton
Ton
The ton is a unit of measure. It has a long history and has acquired a number of meanings and uses over the years. It is used principally as a unit of weight, and as a unit of volume. It can also be used as a measure of energy, for truck classification, or as a colloquial term.It is derived from...
s) bell for Saint Basil's Cathedral
Saint Basil's Cathedral
The Cathedral of the Protection of Most Holy Theotokos on the Moat , popularly known as Saint Basil's Cathedral , is a Russian Orthodox church erected on the Red Square in Moscow in 1555–61. Built on the order of Ivan the Terrible to commemorate the capture of Kazan and Astrakhan, it marks the...
at the order of tsar Alexis I of Russia
Alexis I of Russia
Aleksey Mikhailovich Romanov was the Tsar of Russia during some of the most eventful decades of the mid-17th century...
. In 1680, he cast a bell for the Nabatnaya Tower
Kremlin towers
The following is a list of towers of Moscow Kremlin. The Kremlin Wall is a defensive wall that surrounds the Moscow Kremlin, recognizable by the characteristic notches and its towers...
of the Moscow Kremlin
Moscow Kremlin
The Moscow Kremlin , sometimes referred to as simply The Kremlin, is a historic fortified complex at the heart of Moscow, overlooking the Moskva River , Saint Basil's Cathedral and Red Square and the Alexander Garden...
, which would remain there for over 30 years and then shatter in 1714. This very bell would be later recast by Ivan Motorin.
Fyodor Dmitriev's name was last mentioned in the Cannon Yard expenses book under the year 1683. None of his bells were found or identified to this day.