In spring 2009, work began on the restoration of the village church in Troitsk, Knyagininsky District of Nizhny Novgorod Oblast. The Autonomous Non-Profit Organization for the Support of Russian Culture "Living Springs" initiated this project, having started preparations in 2008. In 2009, I.S. Agafonova conducted photographic documentation of the monument, and the Knyagininsky branch of "Nizhtekhinventarizatsiya" carried out measurements to create a technical passport. In 2010, ZAO TIK "Stary Nizhny" examined the foundation and overall condition of the building, and in the summer, community clean-up days were held to clear the church of debris, fallen plaster, and soil. Since 2010, the rector of the Knyagininsky church has held services in the temple three times a year: during Holy Week, on Trinity Sunday, and on Kazan Day, November 4. In 2011, windows were installed in the upper tier of the main church and in the altar.
The Trinity Church, as described in the clerical reports of the 19th century, was built in 1810 through the efforts of the parishioners. This stone building with a bell tower is surrounded by a stone fence with iron grilles. The church has three altars: the main one in honor of the Holy Life-Giving Trinity, in the warm chapel on the right, in the name of Saint Nicholas the Wonderworker, and on the left, in the name of Saint Alexius, Metropolitan of Moscow.
On September 1, 1798, peasant Vasily Alexandrovich Volkov, from the estate of Mr. Plescheev I.V., submitted a petition to Archbishop Paul of Nizhny Novgorod and Alatyr. In this petition, on behalf of various landowners, the church elder, the laity, and all parishioners, he requested permission to build a new church. At that time, there were two churches in Troitsk: the first in honor of the Holy Trinity with a chapel of Metropolitan Alexius, and the second in honor of the Kazan Mother of God with a chapel of Nicholas the Wonderworker. The Trinity Church and its bell tower had significantly deteriorated, and the parishioners wanted to prepare new wooden materials for the construction of a new church, while using the old wood to rebuild the bell tower.
A decree was received granting permission for construction. The supervision of the construction was entrusted to the archpriest of the Vasily district from the village of Yegoryevsk, Priest Andrey Ivanov. He diligently fulfilled the assignment and in April 1801 wrote a report stating that the bell tower was built, but materials for the church were not being prepared or planned. A directive was issued to the Yegoryevsky archpriest not to compel the parishioners to prepare materials for the wooden church, as a decree from December 25, 1800, prohibited the construction of wooden churches, and advised them to build a stone church.
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