On October 6, 2000, Archbishop Evlogy of Vladimir and Suzdal conducted the ceremony of laying the church in honor of the holy Myrrh-bearing Women. The consecration of the church took place on May 10, 2003, also conducted by Archbishop Evlogy. For the new church, the Bishop blessed an ancient icon of Saint Theodosius of Chernihiv. The abbess of the Holy Trinity Convent in Murom, Mother Tavifa, gifted the church icons painted in the convent workshop: the image of the Holy Trinity and the holy righteous princes and miracle workers of Murom, Peter and Fevronia, along with a relic of their remains.
The church is built in the traditions of ancient Russian wooden architecture and is a classic example of a tent-like church of the "octagon on a square with a refectory" type. The tent over the main volume of the church, crowned with an onion dome, serves as the main vertical line of the architectural solution. The refectory part is short and closely adjoins the main square. To the west, the composition is completed by a tent bell tower and a porch leading to the main entrance of the church. An open gallery adjoins the church from the north and west, perceived as a decorative element of the building.
The Church of the Myrrh-bearing Women is located in the floodplain of the Klyazma River on an earthen hill and appears as a majestic and monumental structure. However, inside the church, a different impression is created: the interior space is small and intimate, yet quite sufficient for rural parishioners. The altar is separated from the main volume by a traditional high three-tiered iconostasis typical for Russia. The place for the singers is located in the choir on the upper tier, accessible by a staircase from the narthex.
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