The stone church dedicated to the Not Made by Hands Image of the Savior is located north of the first one and occupies the site where a wooden church with five domes, also dedicated to this image, once stood. It was built with the funds of a local native, Moscow merchant Yulia Kalashnikov, to replace another church he had erected by revelation above the gates of the enclosure. As noted on the cross, the previous church, constructed by Kalashnikov, was consecrated by Archbishop Benjamin of Arkhangelsk and Olonets on January 15, 1788. Over time, it fell into disrepair, and it was decided to dismantle it and build a stone one.
The new stone church was laid on June 2, 1839, with the blessing of Archbishop Ignatius of Olonets and Petrozavodsk, under Priest Sampson Kargopol'tsev. It has the shape of a cross and is distinguished by the simplicity of its architecture, which harmoniously fits into the rural landscape. The building is adorned with a light but wide dome.
The construction of the temple was carried out with the meager funds available to the local parish priest Kargopol'tsev, which often put him in a difficult position. However, as they say, the holy cause was aided by God Himself.
During the Soviet era, the church was closed. On August 29, 1991, the first parish meeting took place, during which a parish was organized under the leadership of Viktor Kolesnikov, who was not yet a priest at that time. At that moment, the church building was in a deplorable state, without windows and doors. Igumen Tikhon, secretary of the Karelia diocese, blessed the revival of the church and the parish. The first service was held in 1995. Since 2007, the Church of the Savior Not Made by Hands has housed an ancient stone cross, which was revealed in the year of the 780th anniversary of the baptism of the Karelians.
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