The village of Dubki, named after the nearby oak grove, is located 55 versts from Vladimir and 38 versts from the district town of Pokrov. The village has three stone churches: the Assumption, Boris and Gleb, and Trinity churches. The oldest of them, the Boris and Gleb church, was included in the patriarchal records in 1647. In the mid-18th century, General-Poruchik Cherntzov built a stone temple in honor of the righteous princes Boris and Gleb on the site of a wooden church; local landowners Bekhteev and Gr. Cherntzov are buried here. In 1779, Cherntzov donated a bell for this church. The temple houses an ancient icon of saints Boris and Gleb in a silver-gilded robe, especially revered by the parishioners.
The Church of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary is first mentioned in the patriarchal records in 1704, when an antimins was issued for the newly built church. In 1720, it burned down due to a lightning strike, but the church property was saved in the Boris and Gleb church. The landowner Ekaterina Ivanovna Cherntzova decided to build a stone temple, which was consecrated in 1768. The church has one dome with an eight-pointed cross, decorated with carvings and a five-tiered iconostasis. In 1891, the iconostasis was damaged by lightning but was restored. The church is rich in utensils and icons thanks to the Cherntzovs and Bekhteevs.
The third church, dedicated to the Holy Trinity, was built by landowner Bekhteeva in 1841 in memory of the previous church in the village of Troitsa. In 1628, the patriarchal records mention the Church of the Life-Giving Trinity in the village of Dubki, which was later called Malye Dubki, and is now known as the village of Troitsa. In 1653, the church stood empty, and the land was leased. In 1687, by the order of the patriarch, an inventory of this church was made. When it finally fell into ruin is unknown, but the land was leased as late as 1746. On the site of the previous church in the village of Troitsa, there was a wooden chapel.
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