The settlement of Abramovo appeared around 1762. According to legend, the first resident here was Abram Kostarev, and the village was named Abramovka, later renamed the village of Abramovo. Iron ore was found in the vicinity, and peasants from nearby villages worked in these developments. Until 1869, there was no church in Abramovo, and residents attended the Church of the Mother of God in the village of Shchelkuno. Later, with the funds from parishioners, a church with three domes was built in the name of the Assembly of the Blessed Virgin Mary, consecrated on November 4, 1869. It functioned until 1931, after which it was closed and partially destroyed.
Bishop Nafanail, who visited Abramovo in 1882, recorded the history of the church's creation. He learned that local peasants initially planned to build a church in the neighboring village, but after an incident involving the disappearance of one peasant's clothing, they decided to erect the church in their own village. The church was built from a wooden chapel that had existed since 1865 and was consecrated in 1869. Until 1870, Abramovka was part of the parish of the Church of the Mother of God in the village of Shchelkuno. In 1882, Bishop Nafanail of Yekaterinburg and Verkhoturye visited the Abramov parish, where Priest Tikhomirov Nika Ioannov served. In 1902, there were 627 men and 701 women living in the parish, all Orthodox.
In 1911, a stone church was consecrated in honor of the Entry into the Temple of the Blessed Virgin Mary, and services began to be held there. The Church of the Assembly of the Mother of God became a dependent church. The dekulakization in Abramovo occurred relatively peacefully, as there were no particularly wealthy residents. Only 2-3 families who owned several horses and cows, as well as the priest and deacon, were included in the number of "kulaks." The "kulaks" were evicted as a whole village.
The Church of the Assembly of the Mother of God was closed in the 1920s and demolished, while the Entry Church was closed in the 1930s but returned to the Church in 1995. At the time of its return, the church was in a ruined state: the roof was missing, the plaster was crumbling, and the frescoes were only partially preserved. Major restoration work began in 2011. The church was temporarily covered with a roof, and windows were installed. From 2012 to 2016, the external dome was fully restored, the bell tower was rebuilt, roofing work was carried out, external walls were strengthened, floors were replaced, an iconostasis was installed, and internal walls were protected. The frescoes of Saint Nicholas and John the Baptist were restored, and frescoes of Seraphim of Sarov and Simeon of Verkhoturye were painted. In 2014, the church was visited by Metropolitan Kirill of Yekaterinburg and Verkhoturye. Currently, restoration work continues, including the painting of the dome and walls of the church.
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