The chapel in Andreevo, Andreevka, has been preserved and regularly updated, although it is not in its original location. In the past, it housed an icon of the Kazan Mother of God in a frame, on the reverse side of which was an inscription: "In 1875, on July 9, this Chapel of the Icon of the village of Andreevka was built with diligence by the former local peasants, now Moscow merchants Pyotr Maksimovich and Ivan Vasilyevich Batalov." This inscription clearly defines the dedication and type of the Andreev chapel as an icon chapel. Functionally, such chapels did not differ from ordinary ones, except that they could not store clothing and utensils necessary for the service. They were installed according to a testament as markers of a specific point, for example, for a religious procession, at the boundary of living space, or at road intersections. The reason for their installation could be anything.
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