Temple complex. Church of the Trinity, and Modesto, the Patriarch of Jerusalem, in Issad
   Photo: Temple complex. Church of the Trinity, and Modesto, the Patriarch of Jerusalem, in Issad

Approximately 150 km from the city of St. Petersburg is located Issadsky Trinity churchyard, standing on the right bank of the river Volkhov. Even in ancient times, this place was a monastery, called "Trinity on Zlatyni", which was devastated during the time of the Time of Troubles. From the former monastery were built of wood two churches: the warm church, consecrated in the name of St. Modeste, and cold - in honor of the Holy Trinity.

The second of the churches was demolished due to dilapidation in 1858, and in its place there was a stone, built on cash Countess Sophia Ivanovna Borch, Kulagin merchant Nazar Fomicha and General Filosofova Alexey Kutuzov; some of the money was collected through donations collected by the priest John Travin. For the construction of the church was used bricks made in a brick factory, located in the manor house called Zagvoze and the necessary hardware was delivered to the Countess Sofya Ivanovna. The new stone church was consecrated in the name of the Holy Trinity. The church had two chapels, one consecrated in the name Alexis, and the other - in the name of the martyr Saint Nazaire.

In 1766 the church was built, dedicated to Saint Modeste, on the site of a pre-existing temple. Before our time charter remained Demetrius, which granted permission for the consecration of the church, signed by Metropolitan of Novgorod. In reading and writing are given special provisions concerning the inspection of the church before the ceremony of consecration. The consecration of the church antimension held October 30, 1792, Metropolitan Gabriel. The temple was made of Modest tin ark for storing gifts, which can be seen on the silver cross with the relics of the saints Guria, Varsonofy and Herman Kazan.

December 18, 1867 consecration of the new stone church in the name of St. Modesto. The construction of the temple was envisaged under the draft Musselius talented architect. The new stone church were placed icons of the Holy Virgin Mlekopitatelnitsa, which was brought in 1875 from Mount Athos, as well as the icon of St. Panteleimon, brought in 1879 from the same places. Initially, the church parables consisted of sacristan, the deacon, priest and deacon, but in 1843 the position of deacon was canceled. The names of the priests of the temple of the Holy Modesto Lukyanov Simeon Fedorov Nikita Travin John.

Even before the state parables resided in gains requires and also receives money from the Countess Borch, but rather from its farmers, 150 silver rubles. Beginning in 1843, the church parables, according to the 4th rank, began to receive 320 rubles a year. For the needs of the church has been allocated 10 dessiatines of arable land and 23 acres of land haying. From all put under Prosvirnov I received 2 acres, prichetniki - 6 of tithes, and the priest had at its disposal 19 acres of land. It is known that in addition to salary, parables got some interest from three tickets in the form of $ 100, complained that merchants Berazhkou, Shavkunov and Dementiev. Placing a parable it was provided in their own homes.

Regarding the parishes, the neighbors began to come: Podberezhsky, Nemyatovsky, Rogozhsky, Vegotsky and Ladoga. According let down at the time estimated that the number of church parishioners male was 563 people, female - 632 people. After the arrival of the temple was laid postal road to the city of Arkhangelsk, and a small dirt, leading to Tikhvin. Most parishioners engaged in various fisheries, navigation, fishing and arable farming.

Beginning in 1935, the temple of the Holy Trinity did not work and in 1941 was finally closed. Church of St. Modeste was also closed in 1937 and in the first year of the beginning of the war stopped its work. Until mid-1978 church building was used as a warehouse for the farm Novoladozhsky.

In the summer July 12, 2005, both churches have been handed over to the St. Petersburg diocese. Today the Church of the Holy Trinity and St. Modesto is an architectural monument of the 19th century and are under state protection. Go reconstruction.

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