Church of the Intercession of the Holy Virgin in Elin
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Church of the Intercession of the Holy Virgin is on the steep bank of a small river in the village of Finno Elin. Along the perimeter of the whole church, the cemetery is completely overgrown with centuries-old trees. During the warmer months are clearly visible and the bell tower and dome of the church, represented by the porch, as well as chapels, immersed in lush greenery.

The earliest mention of the churchyard date back to the 16th century. The village belongs to the former Elin Ostrovsky district. The construction of the church were in the 18th century, and the location was chosen for its location on a pre-existing church of St. Nicholas. For the needs of service here he visited the monastery monk who watched the peasants work in the fields adjacent to the monastery lands. The exact date of construction of the temple of the Protection of the Mother of God is unknown, and the earliest the description refers to 1758, when the church was dvuhprestolnoy, thus, was the main church of the Protection and pridelnyh - Nicholas. Both temples were of stone and do not know exactly when they were built. Above the church of St. Nicholas stood head made of wood, which was studded with scales, and had an iron cross; Church of the Intercession was equipped with a wooden head and the same iron cross.

If you judge the Church from the architectural side, its planning structure consists of a quadrangle, with several sides: north, south and west to adjoin the chapel, and two chapels - chapel of the Assumption, located on the north side, and St. Nicholas chapel, located on the south side. By the centerpiece of the porch adjacent four-tiered bell tower. At the base of the upper part of the quadrangle has presented the main structure, the floors of which were significantly altered in the 18th century.

Church of the Intercession of the Holy Virgin - pillarless church with the support structure, cut with the help of a hemispherical vault .  A smooth transition provided by the quadrangle to the octagonal vault, made with the assistance of stepped Tromp .  On the wall, located on the north side, there are two window openings, the top of which is shaped like a circle and is located in a rectangular recess, and the bottom opening - much larger and equipped with an arched lintel .  The church doors are made with a lancet bridge .  On the wall, located on the south side, all the openings are arranged exactly symmetrically north side .  The west wall has a doorway rastesany equipped with a flat bridge .  Two window openings available in five-sided apse, equipped with arched bridges, and metal bars .  This consists of overlapping Korobov vault .  From the east wall to apsidnym faces are made of metal ties .  Religious floors made plityanymi and solea somewhat higher .  The floors are also made quadrangular plityanymi .  One room in the entire space of the church porch with chapels .  Floors are made using flat rolling .  Window openings are equipped with straight jumpers .

Overlapping the first tier of the bell tower done with Groin vault .  Decorative facades quadrangular retained a trace of the tripartite division of the small blades, the remains of which are seen on the facades of the church .  Completion quadrangular carried stepped cornice .  Round drum has a light window openings formed in the form of arches, which are arranged on all sides of the light .  The temple is decorated with pilasters drum and drum wedding performed mnogooblamnym cornice .  Temple head - shaped and carries a miniature octagonal drum, which, in turn, carries a small Glaucus with an apple and a metal cross .  A four-tiered bell tower decorated on the first tier - niches, and in the southern and northern walls - cornices .  The second tier of the bell tower is represented round window, located on the western facade .  The angles of the third and fourth tiers bell equipped with pilasters which combine mnogooblamnym cornice . 

In the 19th century Church of the Intercession was assigned home church of the Assumption of the Mother of God, has five chapels. Now the church is acting.

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