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St. Basil the Great Church in Borisovskoye

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The village of Borisovskoye is located 17 versts from Vladimir on the postal road leading to Suzdal. The first mention of Borisovskoye appears in the spiritual charter of Grand Prince Ivan Kalita from 1328, where he bequeaths this village to his son Semyon in Vladimir, indicating its status as a palace village. In 1515, Grand Prince Vasily Ivanovich transferred the village to the Vladimir Dmitrievsky Cathedral, establishing annual supplies from it for the clergy: 2 quarters of rye, a quarter of wheat, a sieve of peas, and money for salt and firewood. Later, Tsar Mikhail Fyodorovich granted the village to the Ascension Convent in Moscow for the eternal commemoration of Tsarina Maria Volodimerovna. The village remained under the monastery's ownership until the confiscation of monastic lands, after which it passed to the state.

The name of the village Borisovskoye indicates the Slavic roots of its first inhabitants. It is believed that there was a church here even during Ivan Kalita's time, although there is no information about it until the 17th century. The land books of 1625-1626 mention wooden churches of the Transfiguration of the Lord, St. Basil of Caesarea, and an altar of St. Nicholas the Wonderworker with complete church furnishings. At that time, the church had a priest, a deacon, a clerk, a sexton, and a prosphora baker.

The patriarchal salary books of 1628 mention the church of St. Basil of Caesarea in the palace village. According to local tradition, both churches burned down, and after the fire, one was built. This is confirmed by records in the salary books, which state that in 1697, two antimins were issued for the consecration of the church of St. Basil of Caesarea and the altar of St. Nicholas the Wonderworker. In 1710, there were two priests serving at the church: Vasily and Ivan Fyodorov, deacon Mikhail Ivanov, and clerk Mikhail Fyodor. In 1720, Mikhail Fyodor became a deacon, and his place was taken by the priest's son Ivan Vasilyev.

The current stone church with a bell tower was built in 1835 on the site of the old wooden temple, which was used for firing bricks. The church has two altars: in the cold part, in the name of St. Basil the Great, and in the warm part, in the name of St. Nicholas the Wonderworker.

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Церковь Василия Великого в Борисовском

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