The Church of the Resurrection in Zhuravlevo Photo: Church of the Resurrection in Zhuravlevo

The Church of Resurrection is located in the village of Zhuravlevo Boksitogorsk district. In Zhuravlevo existed for centuries Splitski the churchyard. The origin of its name is connected with the river flowing here).

Zhuravlevo formerly belonged to the Novgorod land, which was divided into Pyatina, and those in cemeteries. Splitski the churchyard was part of Bezhetsk Pyatina. The first mention of the churchyard Dating in 1498-1499.The following message time refers to 1581-1583 years when Bezhetskaya Pyatina was rewritten by the Prince of Zvenigorod and podaci Sergeyev. Private land in this parish was assigned to the Kazan Tatars.Many of them were on the territory of Russia after the invasion of Batu Khan, and their descendants over time, imbued with the Russian spirit and accepted Orthodoxy.After the capture of Kazan began the spread of Orthodoxy among the Tatars, which resulted in an entire nation – the Kryashens. Serving Tatars in "feeding" distributing land. So, most likely, Tatars appeared in Splitsko parish.

The name "the graveyard" presupposes the existence of a temple on it. Although the scribe 1498-1499, the Church in the churchyard is not mentioned, most likely, he was there. Later this Church was rebuilt and enlarged the chapel of St. John the Evangelist.

In 1820 the inhabitants of the village Somyno neighbouring Zhuravlev, filed a petition to the Emperor Alexander I about the construction in their village Church in honor of the apostles Peter and Paul. Handle this count Arakcheev, who came here with the Emperor in 1823. After that arrived with the official instructions from St. Petersburg. The land belonged to the two landowners: P. Kulebyakiny and Mamaev, I. D..

Mamaev believed that the construction of the Church in Somyno will lead Splitski parish in decline. In this regard, he was active and in place Splitsko Church in 1830 built a five-headed resurrection Cathedral, which has eight thrones. One of the altars was dedicated to Nikolai-pleaser, the other – Ilya-prophet. Other altars were consecrated in honor of St. John the Evangelist, the Holy virgin, the Archangel Michael, All saints, assumption. The main altar was dedicated to the Resurrection of Christ. Such quantity of thrones is unique for a village Church. Even at the Kazan Cathedral in St. Petersburg only three altars.

After the death Mamaev, he was buried near they built the Church of the resurrection.

Among the abbots of the temple, who served here in the 19th and 20th centuries, it is worth mentioning P. F. Sokolov, N. Kantonskogo, A. Onufriy, I. Sozina, N. Ivannikova.

After the revolution, the fate of the Church was sad. In 1937 there stopped the service. And in 1941 the Church was closed. Icons were partially looted, and the rest of the believers were saved.

In 2003, the resurrection Church was visited by the father Gennady Belobrov – rector of SS Peter and Paul Church in Somyno. The first service in the Church of believers gathered from Zhuravleva and other surrounding villages. For the next coming of the father Gennady through the efforts of local people in the temple had already cleared the rubbish, made rotten beams.

The restoration of the temple possible, as the locals still keep the icon of the resurrection Church, saved from the barbaric destruction during the Soviet era. Survived even one of the bells. Believers are happy to return these relics, but only if the temple will again be applicable.

On 14 October 2004, the father of Alexander, Dean of the Tikhvin monastery of the Church of the Resurrection was celebrated water service, and consecrated to the right of the main entrance of the temple, which was renovated with funds and by the parishioners.

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