Church of the Holy Face of Mlevo located in the village, which is 5 km away from the road Bologoe Udomlya. Constantly there are about two dozen people come for the summer vacationers. And in the middle of the 19th century there were more than two hundred yards. The river MSTA caravans ships that transported goods to Novgorod. Therefore, the local population is served by the navigable waterway.
Mlevskaya land has an ancient history - preserved burial mounds here are ages 6-8, and a little lower down the river is a large bulk settlement. In the year 947 on the way to Novgorod Princess Olga founded on the banks of Msta several graveyards. Most likely, then it appeared Mlevo. The exact date of the founding Mlevo unknown but documents found that in the mid-12th century, it has played an important role in trade relations Novgorod.
According to legend, in the mid-11th century in Mlevo built a wooden chapel on the spot where now stands the Savior, St. George's church. Since that time there has always been a functioning church, and in the middle of the 16th century there were even two: Peter and Paul Church and Egoryevsk church.
New Saviour-St George Temple came through donations merchants vodivshih caravans with goods for Msta. Huge shestiprestolnaya church visible from the river a few kilometers before Mlevo. Construction of the stone church began in 1823 and went on until 1849.
Currently, the temple is valid.
Near the walls of the Saviour Church of St. George in the old cemetery is a large dark mossy stone. It is surrounded by a fence, inside which there is a metal cross. This is the grave of Martha Governor's Wife. Until now, historians have not exactly decided, is it really this is the Martha, the wife of Isaac Boretskiy, Novgorod mayor and Martha, whether it is buried. The inscription on the slab has it that Martha died in 1492. The slab was found in the early 19th century, when digging the grave, and accidentally stumbled on an old stove. Under the slab discovered brick arch, which did not open. The find was kept secret, the rumor that during Mlevo found an ancient burial, quickly spread throughout the area and began to flock in Mlevo curiosity. We decided that it could be the tomb of Martha Governor's Wife.
Martha was a rich and powerful figure in Novgorod in the late 15th century. During the standoff between Moscow and Novgorod it rallied around him Novgorod boyars. In 1478, when Novgorod was annexed to Muscovy, Martha was shackled and sent into exile by Msta. Its further fate is unknown: perhaps she was killed near Mlevo, and she died in exile and was imprisoned in a monastery Mlevsky.
The church books tell about the many wonders and miraculous event that took place at the tomb of Martha. Recently, on the grave of Martha someone from the congregation it installed a new fence with a roof topped with a cross.
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