About 150 km from the city of St. Petersburg is located Acadsci Trinity churchyard, standing on the right Bank of the Volkhov river. Even in ancient times the place was a monastery called "Trinity on Slatina", which was ravaged during the time of Troubles. From the former monastery was left with two built of wood, the Church, the lukewarm Church, dedicated to St. Modestus, and cold – in honor of the Holy Trinity.
The second Church was demolished because the former in 1858, and in its place appeared a stone, built on the funds of the Countess of Borja Sophia Ivanovna, merchant Kulagina Nazaire of Fomich and General Filosofov Alexey Kutuzov; some of the money was raised through the donations collected by the priest Trainim John. For the erection of the Church was used bricks, custom brick factory, located at the estate called Saglasie, and the necessary hardware was delivered to the Countess Sofya Ivanovna. A new stone Church was consecrated in the name of the Holy Trinity. The Church had two chapels: one dedicated in the name of Alexius, and the other in the name of the Holy Martyr Nazarius.
In 1766 there was built a Church, dedicated to St. Modesto, on the site of the earlier temple. To have preserved the letter of Demetrius, which approved the consecration of the Church, signed by the Metropolitan of Novgorod the Great. In the letter to indicate the special provisions concerning the inspection of the Church before the ceremony of consecration. The consecration of the Church's Corporal was held on 30 October 1792 by Metropolitan Gabriel. In the modest temple was made of tin ark for storing gifts, which could see the silver cross with the relics of saints Gurias, Varsonofy and Herman Kazan.
December 18, 1867, the consecration of a new stone Church in the name of Modesto. The construction of the temple was envisaged under the project of the talented architect Posselius. In a new stone Church had been placed icons of the Holy virgin of Lecapitaine, which was imported in 1875 from Athos as well as the icon of St. Panteleimon, which was brought in 1879 with the same area. Originally the Church consisted of parables Sexton, deacon, priest and deacon, but in 1843 the office of deacon was canceled. Names of the priests of the Church of St. Modesto, CA: Lukyanov Simeon, Fedorov Nikita, Travin John.
Even before the States of parables lived on an income for occasional services, and also received money from the Countess of Borja, and more precisely from its peasants, silver for 150 rubles. Since 1843, the Church parables, according to the 4th level, was to receive 320 rubles a year. For the needs of the Church was allocated 10 acres of arable land and 23 acres of hay land. From just wearing under Prosvirina received 2 of tithing, the clerk – 6 acres, and the priest had in his possession 19 acres of land. It is known that in addition to salary, parables received some interest with three tickets in the form of $ 100, which was granted to the merchants Berezhkov, Shavkunov and Dementyev. The placement of the parable was provided for in their own homes.
As for parishes, the adjacent steel parishes: Podberesky, Nemerovski, Dubrovsky, Vegotsky and Novaya Ladoga. According to IO at the time calculations, the number of Church attendees male totaled 563 persons, female – 632 people. Through temple parish was laid post road in the city of Arkhangelsk, as well as small dirt leading into the town. Most of the parishioners were engaged in various crafts, shipping, fishing and arable farming.
Since 1935, the Church of the Holy Trinity was not working and in 1941 was finally closed. The Church of St. Modestus was closed in 1937 and the first year of the outbreak of the war stopped the work. Until mid-1978, the premises of the churches were used as warehouses Established for the farm.
In summer, on July 12, 2005, both churches were handed over to the diocese of St. Petersburg. Today the Church of St. Modestus and the Holy Trinity are the architectural monuments of the 19th century and are under state protection. Are the restoration work.
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