On the site of the modern church with the main altar in honor of the Intercession of the Blessed Virgin Mary, there stood the Friday Church in the 17th century. This is confirmed by the fact that in the books of the Patriarchal Treasury, the Friday Church is mentioned first, and then the Intercession Church at the same location, with both names alternating, likely due to their equivalence. In 1628, the Patriarchal records noted: "the church of the holy martyr Friday, in the settlement, paying seven money, a grivna for tithes." In the land records of 1653, there was a priest's household and 39 households of the parish listed at this church.
In 1659, a new church was built here, consecrated in honor of the Intercession of the Blessed Virgin Mary. According to the census records of 1703, priest Ivan Fyodorov and 28 parish households are mentioned here. In 1730, the church of the holy great martyr Friday paid a tax of 1 ruble, 3 altyns, and 2 money. By that time, the church had fallen into disrepair, the floors sagged, and it became impossible to serve. Therefore, the parishioners were allowed to build a new church, which was consecrated by the abbot of the Borisoglebsky Monastery, Pakhomiy.
In 1789, instead of the wooden church, a stone temple was erected with funds from the secretary of the district court D. Tolskiy and merchant P. Bykov, which still exists today. It was consecrated on the antimins from the abolished Peter and Paul Church.
The exterior of the temple has hardly changed, while the interior decorations have been updated several times.
The church currently has two altars: in the cold part in honor of the Intercession of the Blessed Virgin Mary and in the warm chapel in honor of the Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary in the Temple. The church is well supplied with utensils, vestments, holy icons, and liturgical books. Items from the Peter and Paul Church have been preserved here, as confirmed by inscriptions: on the altar cross, it is indicated that it was made in 1758 in the Church of the Holy Apostles Peter and Paul in Pereslavl; the teaching Gospel is noted to have been exchanged in 1707; the Gospel of the Annunciation indicates that the book was added in 1750; the monthly Menaion is noted to have been added in 1694. The Gospel bears seals from 1701 and has an inscription about the church's construction in 1711. How this book ended up in the Intercession Church is unknown.
Church documents are kept intact, including copies of the metric books since 1800 and confession lists from the same time.
According to the staff, the church has a priest and a psalmist. Their maintenance is provided by the interest from the parish capital amounting to 5,135 rubles, 205 rubles and 40 kopecks, as well as income from services and sacramental corrections amounting to 540 rubles, totaling about 650 rubles per year. There is a church house for the priest.
The church owns 1,270 square fathoms of land, for which there is a plan. The church also has a capital of 1,240 rubles.
According to the clerical records, there are 117 men and 131 women in the parish, all Orthodox.
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