Holy Trinity Church, Bolshaya Martynovka

Holy Trinity Church is a

The first Holy Trinity Church in Bolshaya Martynovka was built of wood in 1799. Money for the construction were donated by Major General Dmitry Martynovich Martynov. At the church there was a chapel in memory of death of Alexander II.^[2]

In 1895 parochial custody council decided to construct a new church on the site of Holy Trinity Church.^[2]

The construction place was consecrated on May 26, 1896, the day of the coronation of

The funds for construction donated by village dwellers were not sufficient, so in 1900 the parish assembly decided to seek support from the Diocese and requested for the opening of fundraising. In the same year the construction works were launched on the project of architect Avraam Melnikov, who had drafted it a few decades earlier.^[4] The main construction works were finished in 1904.^[2]

Local dwellers say that during these times Feodor Chaliapin sang with the church choir.^[1]

There are three aisles in the church: the main one is consecrated in the name of

In 1963, the church was closed again.[2]

In 1991 the church building was exempted from the warehouse and worship services began to be held there.^[3] Restoration works were carried out during the following years.^[2]

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