Church of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin in Listvenke
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Church of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary is in the cemetery in the village of Listvenka Boksitogorsky district of Leningrad region. Village Listvenka located on the left bank of the river Kolp. The population - 34 people. Located at a motorway Oleshi - Somino that goes on the road Novaya Ladoga - Yaroslavl. In the village there is a street layout. In the surrounding area there are several parking Listvenki Mesolithic, is the oldest in the east of the Leningrad Region.

Church of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary is an architectural monument of federal significance. The temple is one of the oldest church buildings Leningrad region. It was built in 1599. The lower part of the iconostasis tyabla the inscription, which tells us that "... the summer of 7108 on September eighth day ...", that is in 1599 at the Nativity of Christ was given the church of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary God's peasant slave DA Timofeev.

The church consists of three volumes: the actual temple, the altar and the refectory prirub. The roof of the church and arranged prirub tumbled down on the double - extended log cabins at the top. The roof is the refectory - a simple, no second issue.

In 1720 the church was rebuilt. There is speculation that this period is the construction of a new dining room and porch on trivskhoda. The altar and the temple itself remained small Volokovaya little window. Vintage appearance is characterized by the doorway of the church in the refectory - wide slopes, in the middle - upper deck with carved keel-shaped frame. The interior is preserved carved choir and tyabla ancient iconostasis with images of saints and inscriptions.

In 1932 the church was closed Bogoroditskaya. In 1990-1991, the church was renovated, replaced the roof, reinforced grown old porch. During the repair works we have tried to keep all the wooden decorations, which are at the church. It carved the tip, which is located in the middle of construction, trim, reaching around the perimeter of the building and the porch. Small window also remained the same.

Newly church was consecrated in 1992, and at the same time, there have been renewed worship. Currently, the church of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary is the current, services are held on schedule. Patronal feast is celebrated on 21 September.

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