The Exaltation Church, built in 1867 and expanded in 1869, is a stone building with two altars: the cold altar of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross and the warm altar of St. Sergius of Radonezh.
In 1901, the following served here: Priest Afanasy Stefanovich Vasilevsky, aged 63, a seminary graduate, in service since 1860 and a priest since 1862, awarded the Order of St. Anna of the 3rd class; Deacon Alexey Ioannovich Travin, 32 years old, in service since 1888 and a deacon since 1895; psalmist Ivan Petrovich Klobukov, 30 years old, in position since 1899; church elder Dmitry Filippov, in his second three-year term. The parishioners were residents of the village of Vlasitsy, the village of Starobisovo, and the villages of: Rybushevo, Drochilovo, Raslovka, Novy Rogatin, Stary Rogatin, Sazhino, Znobikha, Zbuiynovo, Pavlovo, Nogino, Yazykovo, totaling 428 households (1056 men and 1259 women).
The Exaltation Church is located in the center of the village, by the road. In the 17th century, the village belonged to the Trinity Blagoveshchensky Monastery of the city of Kirzhach. There stood a wooden chapel of the Exaltation, known since 1627. The first stone church with an altar of St. Sergius of Radonezh was built from 1773 to 1781 with funds from the village owner, retired second lieutenant Sergey Mikhailovich Lazarev and other parishioners. In 1813, the old stone bell tower was demolished and replaced with a new one, built by contractor Fyodor Mikheev from Kaljazinsky district. The bell tower consisted of three tiers with arched openings, decorated with Tuscan columns and a pediment. It was topped with a small dome. From 1864 to 1871, the church and refectory were rebuilt, while the bell tower remained unchanged. It is likely that during this time a stone fence with towers was erected around the site. On the eastern side, three-arch gates were arranged, and on the western side, single-arch gates aligned with the bell tower. On the southern side, there was a gate, next to which a watchman's lodge was built in 1891. The village also had a zemstvo school in a wooden house at the northern part of the fence. In 1901-1902, according to the project of engineer K.K. Gelbig, the old refectory was replaced with a new, more spacious one, with two altars, including the lower tier of the bell tower. The southern and northern facades of the new refectory were decorated with arcature with pilasters and arched windows. During the Soviet era, the bell tower and refectory, as well as the fence with towers and gates, were destroyed; the opening between the church and the refectory was bricked up; most of the interior decoration was lost; five windows were bricked up in the watchman's lodge, and partitions were broken.
The church complex from the second half of the 19th century represents an example of architecture in the spirit of Russian-Byzantine projects by K.A. Ton with elements of classicizing eclecticism. The partially preserved wall paintings from the late 19th century are done in the style of late academicism. The vault features four compositions: "The New Testament Trinity" and six figures of archangels. The wall compositions are arranged in two tiers, separated by an ornamental frieze with crosses and medallions of saints. On the southern and northern walls in the upper tier are depicted selected saints, in the lower tier, the evangelists, as well as scenes of "Walking on Water" and "Christ in the Desert." On the western wall at the top are "The Annunciation," "The Adoration of the Magi," and "Christ the Boy in the Temple," while below are "The Parable of Lazarus" and "The Healing of the Possessed." In the apse are depicted "The Burial" and "The Resurrection."
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