The Prince-Vladimir Church, a parish Orthodox church of the Vladimir and Suzdal Diocese of the Russian Orthodox Church, is located in the Prince-Vladimir Cemetery in the city of Vladimir.
In 1783, a church was built in the style of Russian classicism at the city cemetery, which emerged during the epidemic of the plague in 1774. According to legends, the church is situated on the site of the sacred pagan grove Kuzyavka in the former Yarilova Valley, where in pre-Christian times stood the idol of Yarila and pagan rituals were conducted.
In 1795, the residents of Vladimir appealed to Bishop Viktor Onisimov to appoint a separate priest for the church, but their request was denied, as cemetery churches were under the care of parish churches. This practice later changed, and in 1876, Priest Ioann Stroe was awarded a cross from the Holy Synod, and church elder Alexander Vasilyev Borovetsky was appointed.
In 1891, the church was insulated, a new iconostasis was installed, and the walls of the main church were painted. From the end of the 19th century, the church had three altars: the central one in honor of St. Vladimir the Equal-to-the-Apostles, and in the chapels, in honor of the Righteous Simeon the God-Receiver and Anna the Prophetess, as well as the Holy Martyrs Adrian and Natalia. The church was maintained from the interest on a capital of 4460 rubles, donated for eternal remembrance, as well as income from services, totaling up to 1500 rubles a year. The clergy lived in the church house built in 1879.
On February 29, 1895, diocesan architect N. D. Koritsky presented the project for the bell tower of the Prince-Vladimir Church, dedicated to the memory of Emperors Alexander II and Alexander III. In the summer of 1895, the project was approved in St. Petersburg, and by the fall of 1897, the bell tower was completed. Its construction cost 5940 rubles and 10 kopecks, of which 657 rubles were donated in materials by merchant benefactors.
From 1939 to 1943, the church was the only functioning Orthodox church in Vladimir. In the autumn of 1941, the parish raised funds for a tank column, and in 1942, I. Stalin expressed gratitude to Priest Kaik for donating 100,000 rubles of personal funds to the defense fund.
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