Peter and Paul Church
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Peter and Paul Church in Kashin was built in 1782. It belongs to the farmstead Klobukova Nicholas Monastery.

The church was first mentioned in the scribe books in 1621 then it was made of wood and stood on the shore Kashinka, so the flood constantly heat a little. For this reason, the church was transferred to the 1780-82 biennium. in the marketplace and built of stone.

A large octagonal towers over the two tiers of windows in volume, but the top of the massive torch light is balanced with onion dome. At the height of five-sided apse is equal to the height of the lower light quadrangle and the refectory, which is extended perpendicular to the axis of the building. Due to the short length of the refectory bell tower and the bulk of close together (the traditional temple buildings Kashin reception). Tiers ringing circuit is a variation of the octagon on the quadrangle and end ascended rapidly up the needle-spire. The composition of the building is reduced extensions to the north-west side.

Modest facades treatment combines the motifs of early classicism and the early Baroque. This combination of historically separate but related elements indicative of a kind of handwriting local craftsmen. All the architectural details of design - rectangular niches blade to trim shoulders and aprons, keystones associated with the construction of the temple. Inside the temple is a vertical stolpoobraznoe space.

In the Soviet period, when the rest of the city churches were closed, Peter and Paul Church was the only valid. In 1934, the church bell was removed and dismantled iconostasis. Restoration of the interior decoration of the temple was started in the 1940s., But then resumed and worship.

In 1986, during a storm destroyed the bell tower. Due to an emergency condition of the temple was closed for restoration. Instead, believers were given the Church of Nativity on the mountain, which has become the second cathedral Kashin. The interior of St. Peter and Paul church and reliquary Holy Blessed Anna of Kashin were transferred to the Church of the Nativity of Christ on the Mount. After the restoration of the church bell tower and spire worship were resumed. The interior of the church was restored at the expense of aid and donations of parishioners. At the urging of Kashincev temple was returned to believers, and at first was an independent parish, and in 1999 by the Decree of the Ruling Bishop Nicholas became a farmstead Klobukova monastery.

In 2008, Peter and Paul church funeral of the popular radio and TV presenter G. Bachinskogo that during the life of donated funds Klobukova monastery. After 2008 the church was closed because of the danger of its destruction. They took off from the bell tower steeple.

Now renovated and fortified steeple on the belfry (replaced fastening tie, wooden base, batten metal coating), is renovated floors in the bell tower and installed metal fences, examined the foundation of the building, under the threatening collapse of the emergency angle of the temple poured concrete pad, replaced the windows of the third tier Church is renovated heating system.

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