In the church chronicle of the village of Stanovoy Kolodez for the year 1889, it is mentioned that His Grace Misael, the Bishop of Oryol and Sevsk, granted permission for the construction of a new stone church, as the wooden church built in 1849, consecrated in honor of the Intercession of the Blessed Virgin Mary, could no longer accommodate all the parishioners. On August 20, 1889, a solemn service took place with the participation of priests from neighboring villages, after which the site for the new church was consecrated. Construction was halted with the onset of cold weather but resumed in the spring of the following year.
The church was built with the support of the benefactor and peasants, and the process was overseen by the church elder Maxim Alexandrovich Tiniakov, a merchant and a former peasant who donated significant funds. By 1892, the building was completed, and the interior finishing began. In 1895, the construction of the church fence and guardhouse was completed, and the dome and walls of the church were painted. The consecration of the new three-altar church took place on December 21, 1895, with the participation of His Grace Misael and clergymen from the Oryol province.
In 1897, Priest Andrei Obolensky and Elder Maxim Tiniakov received permission from Bishop Mitrophan to construct side iconostases, which were ordered from master Abasheev. On June 16, 1898, Bishop Mitrophan consecrated the side iconostases, and on that day the church could not accommodate all the worshippers. In March 1898, permission was granted to sell the old wooden church, which was soon sold and moved to the Poniry station.
After the Bolsheviks came to power, the church continued to function for some time, but in the 1930s, services began to be held secretly. By the late 1930s, the church was closed, and its building was used as a grain warehouse. In 1938, the building was converted into a school, using gravestones from the church cemetery for construction.
During the fascist occupation, the building served as a German hospital, and possibly there was a German cemetery on its territory. In July 1943, the building was damaged during battles, and after the village was liberated, it was restored as a school. In 1987, a new school was built nearby, and the old building was left unattended.
The restoration of the church began with the initiative of the village residents, who sought help from schema-abbot Ilya. Thanks to his support and donations from residents and firms from all over Russia, the church began to be restored. In 1993, a small church was consecrated, and in 2000, on the feast of the Kazan Icon of the Mother of God, the restored Church of the Intercession of the Blessed Virgin Mary was consecrated.
A Sunday school operates at the church, and each year the number of parishioners increases, attracting people from neighboring villages and the city of Oryol.
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