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The Church of the Archangel Michael (Begunitsy Village, Volosovo District)


Subject / Religion. Church/Orthodox churches

The Church of the Archangel Michael (Begunitsy Village, the Volosovo District). The original wooden church was built in 1737, it was burned in 1800. The new stone church was constructed in 1812 in the Classicism style, the side-chapel of St. Alexander Nevsky was built. By 1917 the church parish included 14 villages, there were three church building. The church was closed in the late 1930s and used for a community centre. On 27 1952 the building were transferred for industrial needs and rebuilt. In the 1990s the church was returned to belivers . Public worships were begun to perform after restoration works.

Authors
Shkarovsky, Mikhail Vitalyevich

Geography
Leningrad Oblast, the/Volosovo District/Begunitsi Village

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


Mentioned in articles:

The Church of the Prophet Elijah (Begunitsy Village, Kingisepp region), see the Church of the Archangel Michael (Begunitsy Village, Kingisepp District)
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