The village Vybuty
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According to legend, the village Vybuty - the birthplace of the Holy Equal to the Apostles Princess Olga. Himself graveyard is located 15 km from the city of Pskov, the Great upriver. It was at this point is particularly important for the whole city - ford, which the population enjoys, even up to the present time. In the old days Pskov sent here long gates to close the most important positions in Pskov.

In the vicinity of the village Vybuty locals show younger generations so-called "Olginskaya" places: Holguin gate, stone Holguin, Holguin palace and Olga's sluduyuschy Holguin church. Located on the shores of the Great River source is called Holguin key, and its waters has long been considered to be healing.

In addition, in a village on the right bank of the river it is the church named after St. Elias. The church was built in the 15th century from the plate. The church belfry was built two-span for ages 16-17. According to some estimates it is assumed that this place once stood the ancient temple.

Elias temple bell tower is built of stone, and on it there are four bells, each of which is signed. Over 1875 cool and malovmestitelny chapel, consecrated in the name of St. Nicholas, it was rebuilt on cash parishioners in a warm, doubled its space; the church porch was also increased. Ilyinsky temple had two thrones, chief among which was the porch, consecrated in the name of the prophet of God, St. Elias; second or pridelnyh consecrated in the name of St. Nicholas the Wonderworker, and. Not far from the church building is an ancient cemetery.

In March 1896 the opening of the parish guardianship. Since 1902, worked at the church temperance society, named in honor of the martyr St. Panteleimon. In January 1908 the brotherhood was founded in honor of Jesus Christ, to provide the necessary assistance to needy parishioners. Almshouses and hospitals in the parish did not exist, when it employed only two active in rural schools. In Soviet times, the Church of Elijah was closed. During the Great Patriotic War, the church was badly damaged. In the period from 1955 to 1957 he carried out the restoration of the temple by the architect VP Smirnova.

The first service in the church began only in 1999. At this point in the church held worship on Saturdays and Sundays and on public holidays the church today. Olginskaya chapel today destroyed. According to the blessing of Metropolitan of Pskov and Velikiye Eusebius, since May 1999, the rector of the church is the archpriest Oleg Teor, serving in the Church of St. Alexander Nevsky Cathedral in Pskov. When reconstruction work most actively involved students of the school police and soldiers in the Pskov garrison.

In a small area in front of the temple of Elijah in 1993 it was made memorable sign, which is a granite stone with a small sign, which indicates that Vybuty are home to Princess Olga.

One kilometer from the Church of Elijah, near the north-eastern part, there is an ancient foundation of the previously existing Holguin stone, which was blown up in the 20th century. At the moment, it rests near the pyramid installed a memorial sign, laid out boulders and topped with a large wrought-iron cross. During 1888 Archaeological Society of Pskov not far from the churchyard, in the place where previously was located Holguin stone, it was erected a chapel built in honor of the 1000th anniversary of Princess Olga, as well as the 900th anniversary of the baptism of Rus Prince Vladimir. Inside the chapel established icon of St. Vladimir and St. Olga.

Just below the village of Great River is divided into two ducts by means of a small island. The right sleeve of the river carries the name "Olga's Gate" - it has a rocky bottom and very small; left sleeve is called "Olga's sluduyuschy," so named because of the layering of the limestone on the river bottom, while sluduyuschy stands for "pitfall." If you believe the legend, it was here and there was a meeting of Prince Igor and his future wife, Olga.

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