Church of Archangel Michael in Yurino
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The original name of the village Yurino - Arkhangelsk, in honor of the temple built in the 17th century, around which the settlement was formed. By the mid-nineteenth century wooden church of Archangel Michael is no longer accommodate all the parishioners, and it was decided to build a new brick. The money to build a new temple on the collected donations of people: peasants, workers of enterprises and merchants. The considerable contribution made by the owners of the famous castle on the river - Sheremetyevo.

From 1869 to 1889 it was under construction Archangel Church, one of the most beautiful Orthodox structures on the Mari land. History has not preserved the name of the architect who created such a magnificent temple to the Russian heartland. The unusual architecture of the temple belongs to the type of palace buildings with a mix of different styles: baroque, classicism and eclecticism church. The basis of the composition - the central tower, culminating in a tent with unusual shapes. The nine building with arches (zakomaras), turrets and chapels made in two colors - red and white, emphasizing elegance and solemnity of the temple. Interior arches and walls were painted Vladimir and Nizhny Novgorod masters. The church was the graveyard where they buried the clergy, as well as family tomb containing the remains of the last owners of the manor - Olga Dmitrievna, Vasily Petrovich and their son Peter Sheremetyev.

Church of Archangel Michael is a unique monument of church architecture of the mid-nineteenth century and the attraction of the Republic of Mari El, located in the immediate vicinity of the castle Sheremetievs.

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