The Holy Trinity Church in the village of Bondari was built according to the project of architect F. Kazakov between 1833 and 1836. According to legend, it is a copy of a French church from the homeland of M. Lyon. The church has two altars: one for the Holy Trinity and one for Saint Tatiana. Workers from a wool factory participated in its construction. The church was completed in 1839 and features unique architecture: it resembles a huge round tower with a dome-shaped roof, above which rises a bell tower, and above that, a cupola with an elegant cross. Inside, there are spacious choirs with an altar dedicated to the martyr Tatiana, and the main altar is built in a semicircular shape. The church is adorned with artistic paintings, a valuable iconostasis, and rich utensils. In 1876, the parish owned 44 desyatinas of land. The staff included a rector, his assistant, and two psalmists. The rector was I.I. Remorov, the assistant was P.S. Ventsenoscev, and the church elder was Klokov. There was a subsidiary Archangel Church in the village of Pribytki. In 1886, a church-parish school opened, where 46 students were educated at the end of the 19th century. In the early 20th century, the staff included two priests, a deacon, and two psalmists.
In 1918, a punitive detachment of the Red Army shot the clergy of the Trinity Church in the churchyard. In 2003, local authorities arranged a mass grave and held a memorial service. A wooden cross bore the inscription: "Here rests the ashes of the servants of God, killed in 1918, 24 people: priest Alexei, deacon Ivan, deacon Vasily, deacon John, benefactor Gregory, and the servants of God Mikhail, Fedor, Antip, Alexei, John, and others unknown. Peace to your ashes. Traveler, rest. Let us pray to God. Remember us."
In 1941, by the decision of the regional executive committee, the church was closed and designated for demolition to build a school. During the war, the building was used as a grain storage facility. The church was reopened in 1946. Major repairs began in 2007, and in 2012, a prayer house was opened in the village of Korovino.
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