The Church of All Russian Saints in the pine
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The famous temple of All Russian Saints is located in the small village Sosnovo Leningrad Oblast.

In the 15th century the village was called Pine Routh. In this small village, inhabited by people of true believers, there was a small Orthodox church, consecrated in the name of St. Basil the Great. The church was equipped pripisnymi chapels located in the area of ​​modern settlements as walnut, Ivanovo, and Vasilevsky Rovduzhsky graveyard, otherwise known expanse. At the end of 1577, the temple is no longer mentioned in the chronicles.

During the 1864-1865 territorial zone's previously existing in the graveyard closest to the village Rautu Zamosc (Palkeala), according to the famous architect GI Karpov, was built a wooden church, consecrated in the name of St. Andrew. After a certain period of time, a wooden church was badly damaged and was completely destroyed during the bloody military actions 1939-1940-ies.

From 1994 to 1998, under the watchful guidance of Archpriest Alexander Prokofiev, and since 1993 and Abbot reopened Pine parish, it was built a wooden church with a miniature baptismal chapel, consecrated in the name of St. Basil the Great and Nicholas. Also, the church was attached to the north side of the porch, the chapel of the Icon of Our Lady under the title "Scenic source".

The main part of the temple of the composition carries a bushel, equipped with several prirub that form a cross. The total height of the construction of the church is 25 meters, and decorated the church wedding in nine onion domes, which are mounted on drums and shine a bright golden color. All existing roof of the church are covered with iron, painted in a dark brown color. Almost all window openings of the temple are more like a loophole, rather than on the window. The outer walls of the Church of All Russian Saints have the inherent color of the wood. As for the altar of the log, then it is embedded particle of the relics of St. Sergius of Radonezh.

Inherent to the interior of the Church of All Russian Saints are decorated in traditional Greek tradition that was carried out during 1998-2000, with the assistance of benefactors from Greece. The church iconostasis, as well as the vast number of icons were performed Prokofiev AB

To date, designed by renowned architect Kurochkin AG, Varakina EP, VP Rombacheva and brothers Nadezhdin was erected the so-called "sacred band", designed according to the traditions of Russian wooden architecture of 17-18 centuries. It includes not only the church but also belfry, which reaches a height of 28 meters, with 2 Chthon bell, which is the biggest wood for buildings; the bell tower has a conical dome having onion shape cupola. Available belfry is equipped with 12 bells, nadkladeznoy chapel, outbuildings and holy entrance gate.

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