In Vladimir Opolye, not far from Suzdal, there is a very interesting ancient village of Kistysh, in the center of which, reflected in the waters of the village pond, rises the temple in the name of St. Basil the Great. The first mention of the village of Kistysh dates back to 1521. It was granted to Ivan Suvorov - the grandfather of Alexander Vasilyevich Suvorov, by Peter I. Ivan Suvorov served in Peter's inner circle and enjoyed his exceptional respect and trust. Moreover, Peter I was the godfather of his son - Vasily Suvorov - the father of the famous commander. From the age of 14, Vasily was the emperor's personal orderly and often carried out his personal especially dangerous and responsible assignments. Some time later, Vasily Suvorov built the first wooden church in his ancestral Kistysh, dedicating it to his heavenly patron, St. Basil the Great. When this temple fell into disrepair, his son, the already famous and invincible Russian commander Alexander Vasilyevich Suvorov, built a new stone temple on the site of the old one with the same dedication, adding two side chapels - in the name of the prophet Elijah and in the name of his heavenly patron, the Holy and Blessed Prince Alexander Yaroslavich Nevsky.
The full consecration of the church in the name of Basil the Great in the village of Kistysh took place in 1793. In his mature years, only in three summers, and then only on short visits, did Suvorov come to Kistysh, to his ancestral, grandfather's estate. And each time he came to the village church. He usually took a blessing from the priest to "sing in the altar", sing in the choir and read the "Apostle". He often asked permission to pray in the altar, which he loved very much. They say that he almost always prayed tearfully, with true repentance. He walked around the temple carefully, with a soft gait and always spoke in a whisper. After the death of A. V. Suvorov, the village of Kistysh was inherited by his beloved daughter Natalia ("Suvorochka", as her father affectionately nicknamed her), and then it became the property of the Vladimir governor, landowner Leontyev.
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