Church of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin in Monastyrshchino
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Church of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin in the village Monastyrshchino has great historical value as a monument to the events of the Battle of Kulikov. According to legend, at the location of the village Monastyrshchino Kulikovskii after the battle the Russian army in the battle to bury the dead soldiers. At this point, then built a wooden church of the oak Green oak forests. According to legend, the royal doors of the iconostasis presented to St. Sergius of Radonezh.

Before this place there was a stone church was built here is not one wooden church in honor of the feast of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary. Construction of the stone church was started in 1850. The church was erected by the architect A. Bocharnikova. This process lasted for many years, since the building was conducted on donations rather poor parishioners.

From 1867 to 1875 years were the bell tower and the chapel built in honor of the Archangel Michael. Construction of the main part of the church because of the continued lack of funds only in 1879.

On the eve of the 500th anniversary of the Battle of Kulikov (1880), the newspaper "Rus" asked its readers with an appeal to the need to collect donations for the temple, speaking of "historical significance of the church" as a monument to the victory in the Battle of Kulikovo. Among the benefactors of the church was made by Emperor Alexander II, who Tula Zemstvo council, Trinity-Sergius Lavra, landlords District Kulikov field.

The main temple is odnoapsidny odnosvetny bushel standing under the octagon zakomaras completed its faces, with a bell tower and a refectory. After the construction of the church was completed there were held regular memorial services for fallen soldiers. And since 1901 in celebration of the victory in the Battle of Kulikovo the temple held a procession to the Red Hill.

In 1930 the church was closed, icons and church plates destroyed, something has been stolen by the local population, the church building has long been used for the needs of the grain warehouse. The temple was restored in 1980 for the next anniversary of the Battle of Kulikov, then the building of the temple held a museum, with the 1990s the church is shared by the museum and the community of believers, we do not have a permanent parish.

On prihramovoy territory is building a museum exposition called "The Battle of Kulikovo". The main events in the church are: the Day of Military Glory on September 15 and the feast day on 21 September.

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