Church of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary (Konygin)
Church of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary | |
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Церковь Рождества Пресвятой Богородицы | |
Patriarchate of Moscow and All Russia | |
Diocese | Volgodonsk Diocese |
Deanery | Ust-Donetskoe deanery |
The Church of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary (
History
Konygin khutor was founded in 1788 and for a long time the settlement hadn't had its own church, so its inhabitants had to go for six kilometers to Razdorskaya village ― to the Church of Our Lady of the Don. When this church became too small for both the residents of village and khutor, the farmers petitioned Don Archbishop about permission to build a new church. The permission was given, and collection of funds for its construction began, yet the
October Revolution brought harsh times to the khutor anc church. In the 1920–1930s, a bell was torn from the bell tower, the church building was boarded up, planning to turn it into a warehouse. And when, in the summer of 1962, the church in Razdorskaya village was blown up, and the explosives were also brought in Konygin for the same purposes, the residents managed to save their church from destruction.
Now the church is functioning again. In 2003 the old domes were replaced with new, gilded ones.[3]
References
- ^ "Каныгин|Церковь Рождества Пресвятой Богородицы". sobory.ru (in Russian). Retrieved 2017-08-26.
- ^ a b "Самым старинным храмом Усть-Донецкого района является храм Рождества Пресвятой Богородицы в хуторе Каныгин". volgodonsc.ru. Retrieved 2017-08-26.
- ^ razdori (2010-04-02). "История церкви Рождества Пресвятой Богородицы хутора Каныгина". станица Раздорская. Retrieved 2017-08-26.