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Church of the Holy Trinity in Lyazhe

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The settlement known as Lyazh appeared in 1600 and was originally a Mari village. According to legend, the first Russian inhabitants were runaway peasants from the Vladimir region or people exiled by Peter I. The first settlers were under the administration of the Kukarsky order.

In the early 18th century, the first wooden church was built in the settlement, consecrated in honor of Saint Philip, Metropolitan of Moscow, with an altar dedicated to Saints Guriy and Varsonofy, the Kazan Miracle Workers. The village received a second name, Philipovskoye. On April 27, 1757, the church burned down. The Kazan Diocesan authorities allowed the construction of a new wooden church with the same altar, which was consecrated in 1761. However, on October 4, 1764, it burned down again.

In 1764, the community requested permission to build a new wooden Philip's church, which was consecrated in 1767 but burned down on December 22, 1771. In 1773, permission was granted to build a new church, which burned down on November 5, 1796. In 1797, a decree was issued for the construction of a temporary small church. The parish had 239 households.

In 1805, a decree was issued for the construction of a stone temple, which was built from 1806 to 1809 with funds from the Moscow merchant Chizhov. The first altar was consecrated on January 8, 1811, and by 1828, the cold church in honor of the Holy Trinity was completed. In 1832, the third altar was consecrated in honor of Saints Guriy and Varsonofy. From 1833 to 1835, a stone bell tower was built, and in 1865-1866, a stone fence with iron grilles and two towers was erected around the church.

According to a description from 1924, the Trinity Church in the village of Laz was built in the Byzantine style, made of stone, single-story, and had three altars. It had three altars and three iconostases, as well as 11 analogs, 100 icons, and 12 bells. The church housed metric books and confession records since 1835. In the 1930s, the church subscribed to foreign newspapers.

Among the special attractions were silver Gospels, sets of vessels, and altar crosses. The parish had 4 chapels and two church-parish schools. The feast days included Trinity, Chasovny, Guriev, and Philip's days. In October, two processions from Vyatka passed through the village. At the beginning of the 20th century, the village was visited by the Bishop of Vyatka and Slobodskoy, who gave instructions for the expansion of the church.

In 1912, the parish had 62 settlements with a population of 1586 Orthodox Christians and 651 Old Believers. In the village of Laz, there were two schools, a post office, a hospital, a library, a weaving factory, and shops. At the beginning of the 20th century, the village had 36 households.

The clergy consisted of three priests, a deacon, three psalmists, and two prosphora bakers. Notable priests included Timofey Ivanov, Prokopy Sitnikov, and Philip Glazyrin. The last priest, Nikolai Ovchinnikov, died in 1943. The church houses were confiscated in 1923.

On January 16, 1939, the church in the village of Laz was closed. Until 1942, it housed a club, and then a "backwater." After the closure, the upper part of the cold church and the fence were destroyed. Over the years, the building was used as a club, workshop, warehouse, and bakery. In the 1990s, a prayer room was arranged, but services were not held.

On October 17, 2015, Bishop Leonid of Urzhum and Omutnin consecrated the restored Trinity Church in the village of Laz and conducted the Divine Liturgy.

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Церковь Троицы Живоначальной в Ляже

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