The village of Sukhodol, located 8 versts from Vladimir, is first mentioned in a charter of Grand Duke Vasily Ivanovich in 1515. In the mid-17th century, it belonged to Andrey and Ivan Akinfov, and in the early 19th century, it passed to landowner Yazykov. The patriarchal records of 1670 mention a wooden church of Saint Apostle Andrew the First-Called.
The stone church was built in 1704 with funds from the nobleman Nikita Ivanovich Akinfov. It had two altars: in honor of the Tikhvin Icon of the Holy Mother of God and Saint Apostle Andrew the First-Called. Separate from the church stands a stone bell tower, built in 1840 by landowner Baranova.
Currently, the church has four altars. In the cold part, in honor of the Tikhvin Icon of the Mother of God, and in the warm chapels: on the southern side, in memory of the Beheading of Saint John the Baptist, and on the northern side, in the name of Saint Apostle Andrew the First-Called. The fourth chapel is located on the second floor above the refectory and is dedicated to Saint Nicholas the Wonderworker. The chapels in honor of John the Baptist and Nicholas the Wonderworker were established in 1825 with funds from landowner Platon Yazykov.
Above the altar in the Tikhvin church, there is a canopy with an image of the Holy Spirit. The altar is located in a window, and on the stone to its right, there is an inscription commemorating Tsar Fyodor, Tsarina Agafiya, Princess Evdokiya, and the schemamonk Euphrosinia. Several former landowners of the village are buried under the church's refectory.
Among the holy icons, two ancient ones have survived: the Tikhvin Icon of the Mother of God, considered miraculous. During the feast in honor of this icon on June 26, many pilgrims come here. In the icon's vestment, there is a cross with relics, which was applied by Platon Yevgrafovich Yazykov in 1811, and an ancient silver folding image of Saint Apostle Andrew the First-Called with a part of his relics.
The church documents are intact: copies of records since 1803 and confession lists since 1829. The parish owns 33 desyatinas of arable land, 1526 square fathoms of homestead land, and 1 desyatina 874 square fathoms of hayfield, donated by General Baranov. There are plans and boundary books for this land. According to the parish's staff, there is a priest and a psalmist who receive support from the land, services, needs, and interest from the bequeathed capital, totaling 563 rubles. Additionally, the local landowner annually allocates 55 rubles for heating for the priest and 25 rubles for the psalmist. A wooden church house has been built for the priest, while the psalmist lives in his own house. The parish consists of the village of Sukhodol, which has 508 residents of both genders.
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