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Church of the Intercession of the Holy Virgin in Davydovskoye
The wooden church of Saint Nicholas of Myra in the village of Davydovskoye has been known since the 16th century. In the 17th century, the village belonged to the Otyaev family. In the 18th-19th centuries, there was a es…
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Church of the Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Alexino
The village of Alexino is one of the oldest settlements in the Kolchuginsky district. It is first mentioned in documents from the early 14th century as the property of the Grand Dukes of Moscow. Grand Duke Ivan Danilovic…
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Chapel of the Holy Trinity in Troitsko-Nikolsk
The stone chapel, access to which is closed, was built by S.S. Konin in 2008 at his own expense after the death of his parents. It is located next to their graves. The consecration of the chapel in honor of the Holy Trin…
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Chapel of the Holy Trinity in Yakovlevo
The village of Yakovlevo was part of the parish of the Resurrection Church in the village of Pavlovskoye, which was a 6-verst walk in one direction. In the late 19th century, peasants from Yakovlevo built a brick chapel …
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Trinity Church in Sannikovo
The village of Sannikovo is located 20 versts from the city of Kovrov and 95 versts from Vladimir. In ancient times, there was a wooden church in honor of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary with a similar bell tower…
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Churches of the Ascension of the Lord and Archangel Michael in Smolino
There is a possibility that Smolino appeared as early as the 16th century, but there is no precise data on whether it was a village or a settlement, as documents have not survived. The first mention of Smolino dates back…
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Trinity Church in Troitsko-Nikolsk (Lost)
The wooden Trinity church is first mentioned in the 15th century. In 1794, a stone church with the same name was built with funds from parishioners. It had two altars: in the cold part, in honor of the Holy Life-Giving T…
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Church of the Bogolyubskaya Icon of the Mother of God in Khvatachevo
The village of Khvatachevo is located 13 versts from the district town of Kovrov and 65 versts from Vladimir. Until 1867, it was a village and was part of the parish of the village of Bolshie Vsegodich. In that year, tha…
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Church of the Holy Trinity in Rusino
In late October and early November 1937, several priests were arrested in the Kovrov district: Nikolai Alexeyevich Smirnov, Nikolai Ivanovich Dobrovyotov, Valentin Konstantinovich Khvalensky, and Afanasy Sergeevich Lekto…
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Church of St. Demetrius of Thessalonica in Osipovo
The village of Osipovo is located 10 versts from the city of Kovrov and 72 versts from Vladimir. In the village, there has long stood a church dedicated to the holy great martyr Demetrius of Thessalonica. The patriarchal…