The earliest information about the church that has been discovered dates back to the 1795 census tale. It states that in the village of Igrun, as it was called in the 18th century, there was a two-parish church of the Life-Giving Trinity, where priest Andrey Eustafyev served.
The modern stone building of the church in honor of the Holy Life-Giving Trinity was constructed according to the design of the Kursk diocesan architect V.G. Slesarev. The construction was funded by donations from Prince Alexander Vladimirovich Baryatinsky and from public funds. Construction began in 1888 and the church was completed and consecrated in 1904.
According to pre-revolutionary descriptions, the church was single-altar, dedicated to the Holy Life-Giving Trinity. It was adjoined by a bell tower with five bells. Both buildings had domes covered with sheet iron and painted. Inside, they were plastered and painted, and around the church there was a stone fence.
The Trinity Church owned 5 desyatinas and 300 square fathoms of estate land with a burial site and 33 desyatinas of arable land. There was a stone watchman's lodge covered with iron near the church, where seven old icons were kept. The priest's house had a stable, also covered with iron. In 1911, these buildings were acquired by the church from the former priest V. Chekhov.
In 1922, according to the decree of the All-Russian Central Executive Committee dated February 16, 20 silver items were confiscated from the church, including vestments from icons and elements from the Gospels, weighing a total of 4 pounds and 51 zolotniks.
In 1935, the church building was used as a grain storage facility. In 1937, the church was returned to the believers, but in 1939, services were temporarily suspended due to the arrest of the priest.
In 1942, during the occupation, the church was reopened, and services resumed, continuing to this day.
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