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Church of the Savior Not Made by Hands in Spasskoye

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The Church of the Savior Not Made by Hands was built in 1814. Its length was almost 35 meters, and its height exceeded 6 meters. In 1815, the church was consecrated, and in 1816, its painting was completed. Initially, the church had no heating, and it was only in 1859 that three brick stoves with chimneys were installed. Housing for the clergy was placed on the estate grounds due to the lack of church land. In 1861, a wooden lattice fence appeared around the church.

In the 1930s, the church was closed, the bell tower was destroyed, and the stoves were dismantled. The dome's completion, the covering of the refectory and altar, as well as the altar's cupola were lost. Most of the wall paintings and the iconostasis disappeared from the interior, and the floors and entrance doors were completely dismantled. According to local residents, for some time the building was used as a warehouse for chemical fertilizers.

In 2004-2005, the roof over the refectory and altar was restored with galvanized steel thanks to the efforts of the parish. The complete restoration of the church was finished in 2014. Significant work was done to restore this unique Orthodox church in the Orenburg region, which holds the status of a federal cultural heritage site.

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Церковь Спаса Нерукотворного Образа в Спасском

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