Lower Village has an ancient history, founded in 1678. The name "Lower" is related either to the fact that the first resident Skorobogatov settled in a lowland, or because the village was built downstream of the Chusovaya River from the Utkin settlement. The second explanation seems more plausible. The Lower Village parish was established in 1855 from the villages of Lower and Treki, and its boundaries remain unchanged.
The history of the parish church's construction is as follows. Until 1855, the residents of Lower Village belonged to the Utkin-Slobodsky parish and faced great difficulties in conducting rituals due to the spring flooding of the Chusovaya River and autumn ice drift. Often the sick died without confession, and infants remained unbaptized. In 1777, the residents wanted to build a church but could not due to a lack of funds. In 1854, when the population increased, the residents of Lower and Treki decided to build a wooden church at their own expense. State peasants and workers from the Yakovlev and Demidov factories agreed to pay the priest and psalmist.
Their request was granted, and on July 31, 1855, with the blessing of Archbishop Neophyte of Perm, the foundation of the church was laid, and on December 27, 1860, it was consecrated. From July 20, 1862, the Yakovlev and Demidov factories ceased payments, and the priest and psalmist received salaries only from the former state peasants until 1873. That year, the church was assigned to the Utkin-Slobodsky George Church, and the priest and psalmist were transferred. In 1875, the parish was restored when the parishioners agreed to pay a salary of 300 rubles, which was increased to 400 rubles in 1876.
The church in Lower, dedicated to Archangel Michael, is a three-domed wooden structure with a wooden bell tower on a stone foundation, plastered on the outside. The iconostasis is two-tiered. In 1877, the church was surrounded by a wooden fence. Volynkin actively participated in the arrangement and decoration of the temple. Every year on August 18, a procession is held to the Chusovaya River. The clergy live in houses built by the parishioners.
In June 2003, with the help of benefactors and the participation of the Yekaterinburg parish in honor of the Nativity of Christ, construction of a new church building began on the ancient foundation. The church and bell tower were erected in a year and a half. Now, the snow-white building with golden domes adorns the small Ural village.
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