Assumption Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Meletovo description and photos - Russia - North-West: Pskov region (Topic)

Assumption Church of the Most Holy Theotokos in Meletovo description and photos - Russia - Northwest: Pskov Region. Detailed information about the attraction. Description, photos and a map showing the nearest significant objects.

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The Assumption Church of the Most Holy Theotokos was built during 1461-1465. There is an inscription above the western portal, which indicates that the customer of the temple was the mayor Krotov Ya.I. In 1465, the church was ordered by the Pskov mayor Z. Puchkov and Ya.I. Krotova was painted with frescoes. At the end of the 16th century, a chapel was built in honor of the Miracle Worker and St. Nicholas. Not only the church, but also the church side-chapel were laid out of a slab, and the vestibule was built of bricks.

In 1798, a bell tower was attached to the money of the landowner Lyashev from the village of Vygolovo, as well as donations to the church and parishioners. made of bricks. The church bell tower had five bells, the largest of which weighed 62 pounds and had an inscription on which it was mentioned, that the bell was built thanks to the diligence of the parishioners from the Meletovskaya church under the church head Pavlov Herodion, priests Alexander Opotsky and Alexander Boykov. The second bell bore an inscription stating that it was cast in 1724 for 22 days by the work of the master Theodor Maksimov; the weight of the bell was 41 poods. The third bell was cast during the reign of Olkhovikov, John Ioannov, during the work of Theodore Klementyev. No inscriptions were found on the fourth bell. On the fifth bell there was an inscription mentioning the townsman Feodor Kotelnikov.

In the church of the Dormition of the Most Holy Theotokos there were two thrones, the main of which was consecrated in honor of the Dormition of the Most Holy Theotokos, and the side-altar - in the name of the Wonderworker and St. Nicholas. There is an old cemetery next to the church. In 1843, another cemetery was built, which was named Belokhnovo, located on the territory of the peasant land of the village of Gladukhino.

There were six chapels in the parish. One was in the village of Zagorje and was consecrated in honor of Laurus and Florus; its construction took place in 1858 at the expense of local residents. The second chapel was built in 1863 by villagers to carry out the bodies of dead people in the village of Maramorka and was consecrated in honor of St. Tikhon of Zadonsk. In a village called Swamps, there is a chapel in the name of the Intercession of the Mother of God, which was built by the inhabitants during 1882. In the village of Vygolovo there is a chapel consecrated in honor of the Protection of the Mother of God at the expense of the owner of this village Lyashev, but the exact time of its erection is unknown. In the village of Zenkovo - a chapel in honor of Alexander Nevsky, built in memory of the death of the Russian Tsar Alexander II at the expense of local residents in 1887. In a village called Selyatino, there is a chapel consecrated in the name of St. Nikandr, on the site of a previously burnt building in 1882.

On January 25, 1895, the verdict on the establishment of parish guardianship came into force. At the end of the 19th century, the landowner Lyashev from the village of Vygolovo set up an almshouse for elderly courtyard women. Until 1830, the almshouse was maintained by a landowner, and after his death it began to rely solely on voluntary donations, and from 1893 on the funds of the savings and loan Bystretsovsky partnership. Beginning in 1863, the son of a priest named Alexander Opocki opened a private school. During 1867, the new school was admitted to the county zemstvo. It is known that every year about 65 students studied at the school. The parish school was located in a village called Zenkovo. The school building belonged entirely to a certain teacher, A.F. Tsvineva, and was built on peasant land. For the school, funds were allocated from the Videlib volost government. In the parishes, 5 zemstvo schools were opened, located in the villages: Dubonovichi, Meletovo, Gora-Kamenska, Maramorska, Selyatino. The exact time of the institution of the schools is unknown. By 1900, the parish had 6,095 members.

Beginning in 1912, a detailed study of temple frescoes was introduced. In the period from 1958-1968, repair work was carried out in the temple, while the ceilings and walls were strengthened, as well as the gable roof was restored. At the present time, the temple is inactive and is the object of a museum display.

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