In 1796, an old wooden church built in the 17th century was moved from the village of Stary Pokrov to the "Pashneva wasteland".
In 1849, construction began next to it of the currently existing stone three-altar church (the previous one was soon dismantled again and sold to the village of Vasyutino).
The construction of the bell tower was completed in 1867. In 1872, the church was painted. In 1885, a stone fence was built around it (the gate arch has been preserved).
Archpriest O. Penezhko writes: Two styles collide in the architecture of the church - the fading classicism and the new Russian style, still searching for its own form of expression. Therefore, the portico here ends with a Russian kokoshnik, and a huge Russian "onion" sits on the huge faceted rotunda. Local old-timers recall that during holidays the temple was completely filled with people, and a large fair was located near the walls of the church, to which people from all the surrounding villages came. There were two large choirs in the temple. The temple belfry had 15 bells.
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