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Church of St. Nicholas the Wonderworker in Polinosovo

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The village is located 13 km west of the center of the settlement Slednevo and 20 km from the city of Alexandrov. The village of Polinosovo is situated by the rivers Dubna and Molokcha, 140 versts from the provincial city and 20 versts from Alexandrovsky district, on an old postal road leading to Yuryev and Alexandrov. It is 163 versts from Vladimir along the same road. Polinosovo is nestled between two rivers: on the right bank of the Dubna River and on the left bank of the Moloksha River, stretching across the hillside for half a verst. The village is open on all sides due to deforestation and appears as a beautiful Russian village from the Moscow side. Although it does not impress with special views, its simple and innocent appearance attracts attention. Approaching by the Moscow-Yaroslavl railway to the Arsaki station, which is half a verst from Polinosovo, one immediately notices this cozy village. In the center of the village, on a hill, a beautiful church with a tall bell tower is visible, along with a well-planned layout of the village featuring rows of wooden houses with thatched roofs. The village had two names: Polinosovo and Palevo. The first is associated with the names of the donors to the Trinity-Sergius Monastery, while the second, according to local elders, is related to the word 'to burn'. By the end of the 19th century, the name Palevo was used only in colloquial speech. Only the brick base of the church remains. The altar, refectory, and bell tower, built between 1813 and 1816, were dismantled. It is unknown when the first church in Polinosovo was built, but there are reasons to believe it existed before the village fell into desolation. In 1720, at the request of the residents, a wooden church dedicated to St. Nicholas the Wonderworker was built. In 1786, the construction of a stone church began, completed in 1790. From 1813, the arrangement of a stone chapel in the name of Sergius of Radonezh began, consecrated in 1815. In 1816, a stone bell tower was built. Initially, it was planned to make the church two-storied, but due to lack of funds, the second floor was not completed. In 1878, a stone fence was built. In 1884, the priest Vasily Yakimansky was the rector of the church. The church had two altars: in the cold part in the name of Nicholas the Wonderworker and in the warm refectory in the name of Sergius of Radonezh. The church was provided with utensils, books, and icons. During the Soviet era, the church was closed and suffered greatly, with only the walls of the main structure remaining.

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Церковь Николая чудотворца в Полиносово

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