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Church of the Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Koryaky

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Permission for the construction of a new stone church was obtained, and in the second half of 1875, the foundation of the temple began. In 1879, the right chapel of the warm stone church in the name of the Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary was consecrated. The left chapel in honor of the Meeting of the Lord was consecrated on December 18, 1880.

Due to delays with materials, financing, and craftsmen, the construction of the second part of the church began only in 1884. In July of that year, the cold church was laid by a team of stonemasons under the guidance of master Demid Efimovich Belonogov, a peasant from the village of Chernik, Turkovsky volost, Balakhna district, Nizhny Novgorod province. On June 16, 1889, the construction of the church was completed. However, on June 21, 1889, the cold church collapsed. In the report of the archpriest, it was stated: "I have the honor to humbly report to Your Grace that in the village of Kundysh, Yaran district, on June 21 at seven o'clock in the evening, the cold stone church, completed on June 16, collapsed. Only the foundation remained intact, while everything else turned into a pile of stones."

In the autumn of 1889, permission was obtained to build a new cold church. Major works were completed in 1891, and in 1892, the architect inspected the new building and noted that the masonry of the church was finished, with only the stone porches on the north and south sides remaining to be added. The church became five-domed, adorned with nine gilded crosses, with a bell tower 56 meters high. The territory was enclosed with a wrought iron fence on brick pillars, with chapels located on the eastern side.

In winter, the church was heated from the basement, where there was a boiler room, and the floor was heated by a flue system. Although the church was almost ready, its consecration took place only 14 years later, on September 11, 1906, in honor of the Holy Trinity. The painting of the church was carried out from May 1, 1927, to September 20, 1928, by artists M.P. Kornilov and M.A. Kornilov.

During the Soviet years, the church experienced many hardships: 10 bells were removed, including a large bell weighing 2550 kg. The wrought iron fence was cut for economic needs, but the church avoided complete destruction.

In 1928, the church was closed and used as a warehouse. However, by the decision of the executive committee of the Sanchursky district council on July 1, 1930, the eastern part of the church was transferred to the church council. The church council was to ensure the preservation of this part of the church as an architectural monument. While the warm church was inaccessible to the faithful, services were held in the cold church even in winter.

In 1940, both churches were again confiscated from the Church, but in March 1946, the winter church was returned to the faithful, and services resumed there. The summer church continued to be used as a warehouse for almost 40 years.

In March 1977, a request was submitted to the Koryaky village council from the church council for the transfer of the summer eastern part of the church to the faithful. The request stated that since 1940, this part of the building had been used by the collective farm as a warehouse, and during this time, the church, a valuable national treasure, had been deteriorating. The church council repeatedly conducted repairs, but the church needed further work. The faithful hoped for a positive resolution of the issue.

Soon the summer church was transferred to the faithful, and they conducted a cleanup. The first service in the summer church took place only in 2001, on the day of its patronal feast, Trinity, June 3. Currently, the entire church and the territory within the church fence are in the use of the parish.

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Церковь Введения во храм Пресвятой Богородицы в Корляках

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