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The Church of the Intercession of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Zvannoe

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The first mention of the village of Zvannoe dates back to 1685, when it had 70 households. The residents came from Glukhov, Konotop, and Putivl. The village was part of the Belopolsky district of the Kharkov province. It is likely that the first Intercession church was built at that time, although there are no exact archival data.

According to the "List of Settlements of the Kursk Province," in 1862 there was an Orthodox church and a charitable institution in the village. According to the "Reference Book on Churches, Parishes, and Clergy of the Kursk Diocese for 1908," a new wooden Intercession church was built in 1882 on the site of the old church. The parish also included residents of the village of Budki, located three versts from Zvannoe. The total number of parishioners was 2,965.

Until 1948, services were held in the Intercession church, but then the parish was abolished. The bell tower was destroyed, and the building was repurposed as a village club. Church utensils, books, icons, and vestments were looted and destroyed. In the 1970s, the club was dismantled, and a monument to fallen villagers was erected in its place.

In 1990, an Orthodox parish was registered in the village of Zvannoe. The believers purchased a building, which they converted for services. The first service in the new church took place on April 27, 2000.

The villagers dreamed of a real church. Every month, community members, along with the rector, Archpriest Andrey Borodin, a former Afghan warrior, collected donations for construction. Gradually, they built the House of God, bricking the wooden building and constructing a bell tower.

On December 22, 2007, Archbishop German of Kursk and Rylsk consecrated the altar of the Intercession church in the village of Zvannoe, Glushkovsky district. He highly appreciated the efforts of the Orthodox residents, awarding 29 parishioners with Archierarchical certificates, and the rector of the church, Archpriest Andrey Borodin, with the First Class Znamenskaya Medal.

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Храм Покрова Пресвятой Богородицы в Званном

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