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Church of All Saints at Yegoshikha Cemetery in Perm

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The old Orthodox Yegoshikha Cemetery, known as "Old Cemetery", is the oldest part of this necropolis. Here, on December 10, 1784, the first wooden church was consecrated, for the construction of which 1,452 rubles and 12 kopecks were raised from donations. For example, the residents of Shartash contributed 500 rubles, the Kyshtym factory donated 60 rubles in copper coins, the factory owners added 95 rubles, and 67 rubles and 11 kopecks were collected at the Krasnoufimsk factory. The river separating the cemetery from the city was previously called Akunka, and later it was named Styx in honor of the mythological river through which Charon ferried the souls of the deceased to Hades.

The Church of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary, known as "Old Cemetery Church", was built in 1905 according to the design of architect A. I. Ozhyegov. In the early 1990s, the building was returned to the Church, and under the guidance of Father Ioann, its restoration began. At the "new cemetery" is the Church of All Saints, also known as "Vsesvyatskaya" or "Novokladbishchenskaya", built in 1832 according to the design of architect I. I. Svyazev.

In 1823, Bishop Dionysius of Perm and Yekaterinburg, inspecting local churches, noted that the wooden church at the cemetery in Perm had fallen into disrepair and informed the city society about the need to build a new stone church. At a city council meeting on November 1, 1823, merchant Dmitry Emelyanovich Smyshlyaev delivered a speech about the importance of building a new church, proposing to raise funds. He pledged to contribute 5,000 rubles over two years. The city society supported him, and each merchant pledged to donate 100-200 rubles. The petty bourgeois society decided that each revision soul should contribute 2 rubles over three years. Governor Anton Kridener expressed gratitude for this "commendable feat". The city council also took up the preparation of bricks, building a brick shed with a furnace for this purpose.

To oversee the construction, architect Ivan Ivanovich Svyazev was invited. Several conditions were set before him: the church should accommodate no more than 450 people, have a small chapel located under the bell tower, and not be burdensome for the city budget. Correspondence and approvals continued for several years. In 1831, the new governor Gavriil Korneevich Selastenik was surprised why construction had not begun. It turned out that not all the funds had been raised, and part of the money had been spent on city needs.

In 1832, the construction of the stone church at the new cemetery began, and in 1837 it was consecrated in the name of All Saints. The church, round in plan with a large dome and columns, became an architectural landmark of the city. It had two altars: the main one in the name of All Saints and in the chapel in the choir in the name of the Meeting of the Lord. The church staff included two priests, a deacon, and two psalmists. The Vsesvyatskaya church survived confiscations, persecutions of believers, and repressions. In February 1941, violations of legislation were identified, and the church building was seized from the community. However, in 1943, the church resumed its activities. Today, the Vsesvyatskaya church is an active temple of the Perm diocese.

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Церковь Всех Святых на Егошихинском кладбище в Перми

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