The archives contain a record indicating that the church, founded in 1782, was fully completed and decorated by 1796. The consecration was conducted by the Archbishop of Rostov and Yaroslavl on June 9 of the same year. On the lower floor of the Trinity temple was a warm winter church, while the upper floor housed a summer church with a baroque iconostasis and beautiful frescoes. A wooden staircase with carved railings, which has survived to this day, led to the summer church. At the end of the 18th century, the church grounds were enclosed by a stone fence with wrought-iron gates and two corner chapels. On the fourth side, trading rows were established. After the revolution, the churches of Voshazhnikovo began to close.
In the early 1920s, all church valuables, including silver and gold utensils, were confiscated from the churches, but services continued. In 1929, the Trinity Church was closed, followed by the Christmas Church and later the cemetery's Transfiguration Church. The former Trinity Church was turned into a slaughterhouse, while the Christmas Church became a tractor repair shop. As a result, the land around the church became soaked with animal blood and diesel, creating an unbearable stench, and rails were laid on the floor of the Christmas Church. The fate of the church ministers was also tragic. In the revived Church of the Life-Giving Trinity, there is now an icon of the holy martyr Theodore Poroykov, the last priest of Voshazhnikovo during the Soviet regime.
The restoration of the churches in Voshazhnikovo began in 2000. It is said that since then, miracles have been happening here. They began almost simultaneously with the start of the restoration work. Residents recount that as soon as the old roof was dismantled and the rotten beams were removed, eleven swans flew to the pond, as if a blessing from God. When the boarded-up windows were opened, it was discovered that one of the boards was an icon depicting the Kyiv-Pechersk elders. It was in poor condition, as the window had been boarded up with the image facing outwards. It turned out that the icon contained relics, but it was not possible to determine to whom they belonged.
Almost a year after the restoration began, on August 19, 2001, a liturgy was held for the first time in decades in the winter church, conducted by priest Boris Ukrainets. Thanks to his efforts, the church complex is being restored. Three years later, Archbishop Kirill of Yaroslavl and Rostov consecrated the altars of the Trinity Church. There are now three: in honor of the Great Martyr Paraskeva Friday, in memory of Praskovya Zhemchugova, and also in honor of Saint Nicholas the Wonderworker and the New Martyrs and Confessors of Russia. By the 210th anniversary of the consecration of the Church of the Life-Giving Trinity, celebrated in 2006, the church was restored and regained its original appearance.
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