The village of Akinsino, also known as "Bogorodskoye", located on the Tare River, has been mentioned since the 1620s. The land registry books of the Suzdal district from 1628-1630 mention a newly built church in the estate of the Romanov princes: "in the Staroduboryapolovsk district in the estates of the steward Prince I. I. Romanovsky, the village that was a wasteland Alatary, Tereninskoye settlement, Akinsino, and the village of Bogorodskoye on the Tare River, and in the village, a new church of the Most Holy Mother of God of Kazan was erected, and in the church, there were icons, candles, books, bells, and all kinds of church furnishings of the landowners."
Five years later, the patriarchal land registry books mention an altar dedicated to St. John the Theologian, built at the Akinsino church.
In 1729, a new temple was erected in Akinsino to replace the dilapidated century-old one, with the blessing of the Suzdal and Yuriev bishop Joachim. Vladimir local historian V.S. Dobronravov, describing the churches of Vyazniki in 1898, describes the Kazan temple from the 1780-1790s: "The temple was covered with shingles with one dome, clad in tin; above the refectory was a bell tower with three bells, the largest of which weighed 11 poods. There was one altar in red vestments, and on the altar, the vestment was painted. The vessels were all silver and two were pewter. Behind the altar was a portable cross and the Kazan icon of the Mother of God. The iconostasis consisted of three tiers. Among the local icons were: the Transfiguration of the Lord, the Protection of the Most Holy Mother of God, the Resurrection of Christ, the Not-Made-By-Hands Savior, the Prophet Elijah, the Kazan Mother of God, John the Theologian, a carved icon of Nicholas the Wonderworker, and the holy martyrs Florus and Laurus. In the second tier, there were 17 icons. Behind the choir was an icon of the Sorrowful Mother of God and the martyr Paraskeva. In the refectory, there was a carved image of the Savior in prison. The sacristy at that time was quite rich."
In the first half of the 19th century, the parishioners decided to build a new stone church to replace the dilapidated one. Priest Ivan Buteev and peasant Semyon Saveliev sent a petition to the Vladimir spiritual consistory. On June 26, 1815, the Bishop of Vladimir and Suzdal Ksenofont approved the construction of a stone church, which was to be built by stonemason Gerasim Nikiforov from the village of Nikulino.
On July 8, 1816, the new church was laid, and its construction was completed two years later. However, the consecration of the temple with one dome and a bell tower topped with a high spire took place only on June 29, 1821. The main altar retained its previous name in honor of the Kazan icon of the Mother of God, and the altar in the warm church was consecrated in honor of the Protection of the Most Holy Mother of God. Ten years later, a stone fence was built around the Akinsino church, and in 1855, its walls were adorned with "sacred painting."
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