Smolensk church

Smolenskaya Church, built in 1841, stone, two thrones: in the cold Smolensk Mother of God, in the warm Great Martyr Hero the Victorious. Church documents: inventory of 1846, metrics from 1788, confessional from 1825, plan for the land. In 1901 they served: Priest Aleksey Georgievich Voinov, 34 years old, graduated from the seminary, in ministry since 1888, as a priest since 1891. The psalm-reader Konon Matveevich Golikov is 34 years old, in a position since 1891. Church elder peasant Nikolai Platonovich Balshev in office since 1896. The parishioners in the village of Cheremisi, in the villages of Lizihe, Douro, Pursikhe, Berezier - 133 yards (477 men, 579 women). In 1914 they served: Priest Dimitry Ioannovich Ryabchikov, 54 years old, graduated from the seminary, in the service of 27 years, in the Smolensk church for 12 years. The psalm-reader Konon Matveevich Golikov is 49 years old and has been in service for 21 years. Parishioners in the villages of Dor, Lizikha, Parshikha, Berezie, Blagodatnoe - 431 men and 529 women. Based on materials from publications: Dobrovolsky I. Tverskoy diocesan statistical collection. - Tver, 1901. A reference book on the Tver diocese. - Tver, 1915.