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Church of Theodor, David, and Constantine in Glebovo

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20 km west of Rybinsk, on a steep bank of the Volga, lies the picturesque village of Glebovo. In the 16th century, it, along with the surrounding villages, was part of Nagatchina, the ancient estate of the boyars Nagih. At that time, there was a small burial site with a wooden church of the Nativity of the Virgin. In 1784, a small stone church was built in Glebovo, dedicated to the Yaroslavl miracle workers Theodor, David, and Constantine, and in 1786, a large summer church with an altar for the Nativity of the Virgin was constructed. In 1823, a peasant of Prince Golitsyn from the village of Glukhovo, Matvey Petrov, erected a stone fence around both churches. In 1827, the warm church of the Miracle Workers was adorned with glue paintings by the serf painter of landowner Sterlyadeva from the village of Spas Ild of the Mologa district, Fyodor Ivanov. In 1880-1881, the cold church was rebuilt with a new facade, and its interior was painted by the serf painter of the Kozhins landowners from the village of Krivtsa, Mikhail Fedotov. The parquet floor of the church was made by the serf carpenter of the Glebovo landowner A.P. Zubkov, Anton Demyanov. The church was closed in 1929.

In the 1960s, the winter church of the Nativity of the Virgin was dismantled, and a bakery and warehouse were set up in the warm church. The church of the Miracle Workers is located on the edge of the village, on a high bank of the Volga, with its western facade facing the river. The northern facade overlooks the bank and the stream that separates Glebovo from the neighboring village of Ivanovsky. This is a stone, single-domed, miniature church, consisting of a small square body with a semicircular apse, an elongated refectory, and a small porch. The church's rooms are of equal height and width, perceived from the outside as a single mass, covered by a four-pitched roof. The ceilings in all rooms are vaulted, and the walls are made of bricks measuring 26-14-8 cm. The only onion dome of the church has now been dismantled. The walls at the junction of the main volumes are divided by wide pilasters and topped with a narrow cornice with small dry bricks. The windows are framed with massive rectangular surrounds with a keystone. The entrance to the church is located on the southern facade, protected from the cold Volga winds.

Worship services in the church resumed in 1999; however, the community is not registered, and the altar is not consecrated. Currently, the church is partially suitable for worship, but a permanent congregation is not possible. A few years ago, the church was illegally transferred to private hands, and the issue of ownership of the land and the church remains unresolved.

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Церковь Феодора, Давида и Константина, Ярославских чудотворцев в Глебово

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