The village of Kazachya Lisitsa is located on seven hills and seven winds, northeast of the city of Graivoron, bordering the Borisovsky and Rakityansky districts. According to the chronicles, in 1643, the Cossacks from Khotmyzh settled here, building their homes along the banks of the Lisichka River. The right bank was called the Cossack side, while the left was known as the Noble side.
On the left bank, where wealthier people lived, a wooden church dedicated to the Kazan Icon of the Mother of God was built on the main street in 1780. During its existence, the church was rebuilt twice. The bells, referred to as 'zvony', were cast in Moscow and delivered to the village by carts.
Initially, the church was small, with two domes, but as the population of Kazachya Lisitsa grew, the need for a larger space for services arose. In 1890, two chapels were added to the church: the northern and southern. The timber for construction was provided by Yegor Petrovich Evsyukov, a prosperous man who owned 16 hectares of fertile land and forest, a church benefactor, respected by his fellow villagers. The timber was of such high quality that the church has survived to this day and is the only surviving wooden church in the region, a monument of ancient architecture.
The division of the church into two chapels reflected the life of the villagers: the residents of the Cossack side prayed in the northern chapel, while those from the Noble side prayed in the southern one. Even if a girl from the right bank married a resident of the left, she continued to attend her chapel. Parishioners from nearby villages, such as Popovka, Nikitskoye, and Ivanovskaya Lisitsa, also came to Kazachya Lisitsa.
During the period of collectivization, the church of Kazachya Lisitsa, like many others, was closed and looted, and the bells were removed. However, during the Great Patriotic War, it resumed its activities: the bells rang, and services began. The church elder buried the valuables to prevent them from being taken by the Germans. Thanks to this, the church, which has existed for over two centuries, preserved not only its walls but also its majestic iconostasis.
To this day, magnificent embroidered towels, crafted by local artisans, are carefully preserved and used to adorn the icons during holidays. Several graves of parish priests, buried according to ancient custom, remain in the churchyard.
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