In the center of the village of Arkhangelsk, located along the picturesque river Tyoshi, stands a snow-white church with a blue roof, dedicated to the Holy Life-Giving Trinity. Its history begins with Ivan the Terrible's campaign against Kazan in 1552. In honor of the victory over the Kazan Khanate and for the merits of the voivode Pyotr Vasilyevich Levashov's retinue, the tsar granted him these lands. By the decree of Ivan the Terrible, a small stone church was built here. This is mentioned in the book by Nikolai Shchegolkova "Historical Information about the City of Arzamas," published in 1911.
The village of Arkhangelsk, which is about 450 years old, was previously called Kobylyno. Since 1800, it consisted of two parts with the common name Kobylyno, and since 1940 it has been called Arkhangelskoye. In Nikolskoye Kobylyno, the feast day was celebrated on Nikolai's day, while in Arkhangelskoye Kobylyno, on Mikhail's day. The village where the Trinity temple is located was called Arkhangelskoye Kobylyno due to the altar dedicated to Archangel Michael. The book mentions that until 1850, the church housed royal gates from a church destroyed in the 18th century, built by Ivan the Terrible.
The church has been rebuilt multiple times. This is evidenced by a letter dated June 12, 1775, expressing gratitude to hieromonk Ephraim and all who participated in the construction of the temple. According to archival data from 1916, the current stone church of the Holy Trinity was built with funds from landowner Vasily Yakovlevich Levashov, who spent the rest of his life in the Sarov wilderness. The church is made of local bricks produced near the temple.
After the October Revolution, the churches of both villages were subjected to looting. In 1922, they were robbed by local authorities, and when they were about to be closed, the residents stood up to defend their shrines. However, two churches were still destroyed: the Church of Nicholas the Wonderworker in Nikolskoye Kobylyno and the cemetery church in Arkhangelskoye Kobylyno. The Holy Trinity Church was managed to be preserved, although it was closed from 1939 to 1943.
The church, built in 1810, adorns the village of Arkhangelskoye. It is designed in a classical style with an emphasis on symmetry. The central element is a rotunda with an apse, to which a refectory and a bell tower are attached from the west. The corners of the refectory and the lower tiers of the bell tower are decorated with rustication. Above the refectory rises a dome-rotunda. On the second level of the bell tower, above the main entrance, there is a painting of the Holy Trinity. The third tier, the belfry with bells cast in 1875, reaches a height of about 40 meters, and the entrance to the temple is located on the first tier.
Inside the temple, we enter a narthex decorated with images of saints. From the narthex, a path leads to the main part of the temple, where there are two altars: on the left, in the name of Archistrategos Michael, and on the right, in the name of the Mother of God "Burning Bush." The Trinity temple is especially beautiful during services when candles illuminate the icons, and the chandelier bathes the temple in a mysterious light.
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