The Kazan Icon of the Mother of God Church in Paslovo, previously known as the Church of the Savior Not Made by Hands, is located in the village of Paslovo, which was formerly called Poslov Kolodez or Ganshino. It is situated on an elevation formed by the Oka River and the Paslov Kolodez stream. The first mentions of settlements in this area appear in the land survey book of 1594-1595, compiled by clerk Leontiy Sofonov and scribe Dementiy Yakovlev. The brick church in honor of the Savior Not Made by Hands was built in 1820 by Praskovya Nikolaevna Davydova, née Lopukhina, the wife of Colonel Vladimir Denisovich Davydov, the uncle of the poet and hero of the Patriotic War of 1812, Denis Vasilyevich Davydov. The Davydov estate was located in Paslovo, centered around a large wooden house with 27 rooms and two stone towers, which has not survived. The estate also included a horse-breeding farm, a greenhouse, and various outbuildings.
The church, built with the funds of Praskovya Nikolaevna, had three altars: the main one in honor of the Savior Not Made by Hands, as well as in the refectory in honor of the Kazan Mother of God and Saint Martyr John the Warrior. The church was associated with a stone chapel-tomb at the cemetery, built in 1820, and a wooden chapel over the Vladimir well, erected in 1898 and later restored. On January 23, 1826, the church held the funeral service for Emperor Alexander I as his body was transported from Taganrog to St. Petersburg. In 1881, or according to other sources in 1905, a one-class church parish school was opened at the church. Events related to the village of Paslovo are described in the works of N. S. Leskov, such as "On the Incident with the Kronstadt Priest" and "Yudol".
The church was closed in the 1930s but was reopened during the German occupation of the Oryol region. At that time, by order of the Germans, the bells were removed, the largest of which weighed 70 poods, and sent to Germany. During the battles for Oryol, a German sniper settled in the bell tower, causing the church to suffer from Soviet artillery fire. According to local residents, the church was closed shortly after the war because the priest refused to serve after a lightning strike hit the bell tower. Currently, the church is undergoing restoration.
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