In early 1905, construction began, starting with the erection of two brick factories in the forests behind the villages of Muraveika and Ershniki. The villagers delivered the finished bricks to Fatyanoe by horse. The Pustoshkin family brought workers from St. Petersburg, and the work commenced. Within a year, a summer church with four beautiful columns was built. The dome of the first church was also renovated, and a gilded cross was installed on it, shining in the sun. The interior work in the summer church was carried out by masters from St. Petersburg: they created beautiful iconostases, chandeliers, as well as painted icons and decorated the walls inside and outside. It was a quality execution, worthy of the old masters. The floor was laid with small multicolored tiles, and the stoves were tall and tiled, with white tiles measuring 60x40 centimeters. New large doors were installed on the north and south sides. All church utensils were new and shiny, brought from St. Petersburg. The construction was completed in 1906, and the church had two chapels: Archangel Michael and Nicholas the Wonderworker.
For the consecration of the church, a bishop with priests arrived from Yaroslavl. They were met at the Petrovsk station with two troikas and taken to the village of Fatyanoe. The drivers were residents of Petrovsk from Okruzhnaya Street, Dukhov and Solovyov. Many parishioners attended the consecration, some standing outside. After this solemn event, services in the church proceeded as usual. They were led by Father Ivan Sokolov, a dark-haired, tall, and broad-shouldered man. He was demanding of himself and conducted services according to all church rules, always delivering sermons after the Divine Liturgy that were understandable and beneficial for the parishioners. The deacon was Vavilov Feodor, who had a good voice and led a choir of singers, mainly consisting of young girls, including my sister Klavdiya and our neighbors Lena and Liza. The choir had 15-17 members who came to the church before the service began and rehearsed under the deacon's guidance. The parishioners greatly enjoyed the church singing. Next to the church was a church house for the starosta. The starosta and caretaker was grandfather Andrian, who maintained order in the church, prepared for services, and ensured cleanliness around the church and the cemetery. The bell ringers, who were also from Fatyanoe, worked under the starosta's supervision.
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