The village of Voskresenskoe is not marked on modern maps of the Poshekhonsky district. However, if you move upstream from Malafeev along the Matkoma River, you will find Korino after Martyanovo, and opposite, on the right bank, is Voskresenskoe. It got its name thanks to the Church of the Resurrection of the Lord, which was consecrated in 1833, as noted in the "Historical and Statistical Review of the Rostov-Yaroslavl Diocese," published in 1861. No other information about the church has yet been found in the archives.
Three years ago, Father Alexey Nikolaevich Khodunkov became the rector of the church. His wife, Maria Vadimovna, came with him and began teaching history at the Gayutinskaya school. Local residents, especially biologist Tatyana Abramovna Prausova, are helping her restore the history of the church. Together with Maria Vadimovna and her student Nastya Khalueva, they collected stories from residents of nearby villages.
It turned out that in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, the church was renovated by the Posadsky merchants. These wealthy people owned a large estate near Gayutin, now submerged by the Rybinsk Reservoir. They were engaged in cheese-making and butter production, as well as timber rafting. For the restoration of the church, they built a brick factory nearby, and the summer frescoes were done in the Italian style, which have survived to this day. Next to the church were a charitable institution in a two-story stone house and a church parish school. In the village of Voskresenskoe, there were three houses where the priest, deacon, psalmist, and caretaker lived. The clergy not only served but also worked the fields. The Posadsky merchants avoided a tragic fate, leaving Russia two years before the revolution.
The church was in a deplorable state: the winter church had no roof, the frescoes were lost, and the frames and floors had rotted. Father Alexey, recently appointed rector, continues the restoration. People from big cities, whose roots are connected to Voskresenskoe, are ready to help. For them, returning to their homeland is currently limited to buying a summer house, but the number of parishioners is growing, and perhaps someone will decide to stay here for a long time.
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