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The Church of the Presentation in the Temple of the Mother of God (Khotovo Village, Volkhov District)


Subject / Religion. Church/Orthodox churches

The Church of the Presentation in the Temple of the Mother of God (Khotovo Village, the Volkhov District). Original wooden church rebuilt from a chapel in 1854 was burned in in 1861. The new stone Russian-Byzantine style church was constructed from 1863 to 1867, consecrated in 1867. It works from the end of 1935. The church was closed on 9 May 1941 and transferred for a community centre. It was partly destroyed during World War II as a result of bombardments. On the present days it is a ruin.

Authors
Shkarovsky, Mikhail Vitalyevich

Geography
Leningrad Oblast, the/Volkhov District/Khotovo Village

Bibliography
Земля Невская Православная: Краткий церковно-исторический справочник / Науч. ред. В.В. Антонов. СПб., 2006.


Mentioned in articles:

The Church of the Raising of the Cross, see The Church of the Presentation in the Temple of the Mother of God (Khotovo Village, Volkhov District)
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Volkhov District
VOLKHOV DISTRICT, a part of Leningrad Oblast. Area: 5124 sq. km, population: 97,300. Established in 1927. Adm. center: Volkhov Town. V. D. comprises the towns of Syasstroy and Novaya Ladoga, and 277 rural localities. Located south of Lake Ladoga on... more