Trinity Church in the village of Miritinitsy description and photos - Russia - North-West: Pskov region (Topic)

Trinity Church in the village of Miritinitsy description and photos - Russia - North-West: Pskov Region. Detailed information about the attraction. Description, photos and a map showing the nearest significant objects.

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According to oral tradition, the Trinity Church in the village of Myritinitsa was built in 1783. The church was built by a local landowner Semyon Petrovich Porokhov. The church is built of bricks, located in the very center of the village on a high hill, from where a very beautiful view of the lakes opens, the closest of which is Lake Alla.

The church has three thrones: Trinity - the main one, Kazan - warm, Nikolsky is a temple. There were no extensions to the church. The floor in the church is wooden; there is a five-tiered wooden iconostasis. The choirs are located above the side-altars, their height from the floor is 8 fathoms.

The stone bell tower was built in connection with the church. You can enter it through the choir on the west side of the church. The bell tower was built of brick along with the church, pillar-like, there are six bells on the bell tower.

In terms of plan, the church is symmetrical about the longitudinal axis, like an octagon on a quadrangle. There is a porch under the bell tower, which is open on three sides, there are small ladders. In the narthex there are two large pillars carrying longitudinal beams. The room is divided by beams into three naves, which are covered with small corrugated vaults. In the wall on the west side there is a staircase leading to the bell tower and the choir. Above the narthex is the choir room The double-height quadrangle, through the trumpets, passes into the octagon, which is covered with a faceted hipped roof. Outside, the walls of the vestibule and the quadrangle are dissected by pilasters. The windows in two rows are decorated with simple frames. The facades are horizontally dissected with carved belts. The entire decor is made of shaped bricks. The octal is decorated with pilasters at the corners, in the piers between the windows. The bell tower is decorated with pilasters, cornices and niches. Along with the arched openings on the bell, there are elliptical and round openings. There are two large bells and eight echoes.

The iconostasis in the temple is meager. The original iconostasis has been lost. In the restored iconostasis, some icons date back to the 18th century. There are no miraculous icons. From the inside, the church is finished with plaster and whitewashed. Stone foundation - cement mortar. The floor is wooden. The roof is covered with iron.

There is a sundial on the southeast side behind the church. The clock is made from a huge boulder. The hand of the clock has been lost, but the “dial” knocked out on the stone is clearly visible. The watch was made in 1803. They showed the correct time in the sun, showed the latitude and the north-south direction. The inscription is also clearly preserved: `` The village of Miritinitsy was made by N.P. 1903 ", judging by the preserved monogram, it was probably the same Nikolai Semenovich Porokhov.

Next to the Trinity Church, three hundred meters away, there is the Church of Mary of Egypt. This stone church was built in 1791 by the son of the organizer of the Trinity Church - Nikolai Semenovich Porokhov. The church has one altar and a stone bell tower. There were three bells on the stone bell tower. At first, only funeral services were performed in the church, then church services began to be held on the patronal holiday. The church did not have its own clergy and utensils, the services were performed by the priests of the Trinity Church. In Soviet times, the church was badly mutilated. It was restored by clergyman Alexander Nikiforov after 2002. Since April 2007 it is valid. The bell tower has not survived. The chapter is also lost. It is the only church in the area dedicated to Mary of Egypt.

Both churches are functioning. Near the village there is a source of the Kazan Icon of the Mother of God; a chapel is defined above it.

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