Church of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin in Aksyonovo
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Assumption Church in the village of Aksenov Palkinsky district of the Pskov region. In 1938, the church was renamed Priezhukalnskuyu. The church was built on higher ground. Near the temple, on the east side, is an old parish cemetery, the cemetery is an ancient chapel. In this chapel until 1901 every year on the day of the Dormition of the Mother of God Church clergy Kachanovsky conducted prayers.

At the end of the 19th century, in 1898, a local landowner Bekleshov, who lived on the estate Trumalevo, formed a commission, which requested the Pskov diocese, resolve to rebuild the church school in the village of Gora Aksenov. Pskov diocese gave permission for the construction and allocated the necessary funds. Construction of the church school was completed in 1901 and the same year, September 16, it was held a ceremony of consecration of the Dormition of the Mother of God. The architecture of the church building, the school is similar to the architecture of the building, which was built in 1897 in the Latvian city of Smiltene (architect Rybinsk).

Church school for a long time, namely until 1907, belonged to the Kachanovsky arrival. At that time, the church served as a school priest Nikolai Kudryavtsev. Repeatedly parishioners have been asked to the Pskov diocese on the formation of its independent parish. Allowing the authorities of the Pskov diocese to erect a new temple of stone followed by August 24, 1905 Emperor Nicholas II donated 1000 rubles for the construction of the stone church. Other funds were collected throughout the Pskov region. Archpriest Michael Nicholas, a parishioner Mikhail Pavlov and Construction Commission took the greatest care of the construction of the church.

Until 1913 it was built walls and a roof, but due to lack of funds and the outbreak of war in 1914 the construction was stopped. And consecrated the newly built church was September 21, 1921 by Archbishop John (Pommer).

In December 1933, . More precisely on the 18th, the rector of the parish Aksyonovo-Gorsky becomes Alex Ionov .  Around the young, energetic and talented priest rallying community, which starts production of its own missionary leaflet .  In 1937 .  since September of .  Alexis was moved to Riga, where he serves as the Alexander Nevsky church second priest .  In August, 1941 .  one of the first messengers of Metropolitan Sergius (Voskresensky) arrives in Pskov and is directly involved in the restoration of churches in Pskov .  Also on 27 August, 1941 .  Alexy served Mr. .  Island and is the dean of Ostrovsky District .  Thanks to his leadership and active participation were restored and opened churches held worship, sacraments .  Thanks to the efforts of the .  Alexia in regional schools were introduced lessons of God's Law .  Much effort has been given to the missionary training of teachers to teach the subject .  No less caring father Alex exhibited prisoners of war: they were made specifically for worship in temples to collect things, Food and Drug Administration .  Charitable activities of the priest and his assistants covered the orphans and refugees .  For them committed worship, conducted evangelistic conversations, lectures .  When the front line came too close, the missionary was evacuated to Europe with family .

Since February 1937 became rector Nikolai caper. In 1937, when the Church was organized by the Women's Committee, headed by his sister Bekleshevy. They work actively to increase the decoration of the church and sacristy.

Currently, the temple is functioning.

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