The village of Gagino. Church of the Savior and the Kazan Icon of the Mother of God. Great consecration of the Kazan and Spassky churches in the village of Gagino, Sergiev Posad district Temple of the Kazan Icon of the Mother of God in Gagino

The area occupied by the villages: Gagin, Nikulsky, Isakov and Slotin and their parishes, was in ancient Rus', according to acts and documents of the 15th century, within the Moscow Grand Duchy, drawn to Zalessky Pereslavl and was called Kinel (Kinel volost or Kinelsky camp), so the Grand Duke Vasily Dmitrievich of Moscow bequeathed it in 1410 to his spiritual charter to his wife Sofya Vitovtovna: “to my princess from Pereslavl Kinel”; and Grand Duchess Sofya Vitovtovna (monastically Euphrosyne) bequeathed in 1453 with her spiritual charter: “to the Holy Life-Giving Trinity in the Sergius Monastery I give the villages of Kinelsky, Chechevkino and Slotino, and all my other villages of Kinelsky”...
In 1462, Grand Duke Vasily Vasilyevich the Dark bequeathed to my son Boris, Prince Volotsky, “in Kinel Surovtsovo and Timofeevskoe and Mikulskoe.” By the name of the village of Timofeevskoye we must understand the current village of Gagino, because the latter name appears only in documents of the 18th century; in 1769 it was said about Timofeevsky “Gagino-identity”: the village of Surovtsovo has retained its name to this day.
From the beginning of the 16th century, Gagino and its villages came into the possession of the princes Gagin or Veliko-Gagin, from whom it received its name: the village remained in the family of these princes until 1725. The scribe books of 1628 and 1829 describe the Veliko-Gagins’ patrimony in this way: “the village of Stan (i.e., the place where the volostels stopped during their tour of the Kinel volost) and the village of Timofeevskoye was allowed into the arable land, arable land, arable church middle lands 3 quarters and fallow land and 7 quarters of the field were overgrown with forest, 8 kopecks of hay; yes, votchinnikov's arable lands, plowed middle lands, 50 quarters, and 96 quarters are overgrown with fallow land and forest. in the field, hay 30 kopecks: the village of Istominskaya on the river on Vzderinoga, and in it there are arable lands, plowed peasant middle lands 4 quarters and fallow land and forest overgrown with 20 quarters in the field, hay 150 kopecks; the village of Putyatina on Sukhodol, and in it there are 5 quarters of arable land in the middle of the field and 15 quarters of fallow land and forest overgrown in the field, 18 kopecks of hay: the village of Yakovleva, and in it there are 6 quarters of arable land in the middle of the land and 50 quarters of fallow land and forest overgrown in the field, 39 hay kopen: the village of Sheina, and in it there are 2 quarters of arable land in the middle and 8 quarters of fallow land and forest overgrown in the field, 20 kopecks of hay, 8 dessiatines of uncultivated forest; the village of Surovtsova up the Molokhchi River, and in it there are 10 quarters of arable land in the middle and 4 quarters of fallow land and forest overgrown in the field, 25 kopecks of hay, 5 dessiatines of uncultivated forest, and in total - church lands 10 quarters and 8 kopecks, votchinnik lands 146 quarters and 30 kopecks , and peasants 124 quarters, 243 copecks and 8 dessiatines.”
In 1722, with the death of Prince Nikolai Ivanovich Gagin, the line of princes Gagin was extinguished; in 1725, Sovereign Emperor Peter I indicated: “the deeds from the death of Prince Ivan Veliko-Gagin, the wife of the widow Avdotya of the village, should be assigned to the hospital.” During the reign of Empress Elizabeth Petrovna, this patrimony was granted to her favorite General-Chief Vasily Ivanovich Chulkov. The other half of the Gaginsky parish was at that time in the possession of Lieutenant General Prince Fyodor Fedorovich Shcherbatov. During the general survey in 1775, Gagino and its villages were listed as the common possession of both landowners and bordered by one circular boundary. After the death of Chulkov and Prince Shcherbatov, the estate successively passed to their descendants.

Initial information about the existence of a church in Gagina dates back to the beginning of the 17th century. In the patriarchal salary books of 1628 it appears: “in the village of Timofeevskoye, the church of Dmitry Selunsky .... tribute two altyns with half-money, ten-decades in arrivals three altyns.” This village of Timofeevskoye is called the patrimony of Prince Stepan Veliko-Gagin, therefore the same as Gagino. In 1654 the church paid tribute 2 rubles 3 money.
In 1700, this church was rebuilt for some occasion and also consecrated in the name of St. century-martyr Demetrius of Thessalonica; The antimension for the new church was taken from “the same church by priest Mikhail” in Moscow.
Instead of this wooden church, in the second half of the 18th century, landowner Vasily Ivanovich Chulkov built a stone church in the name of the All-Merciful Savior with a chapel in the name of the martyr. Demetrius of Thessalonica. This chapel is with the permission of the Reverend. Parthenius, Archbishop of Vladimir, was abolished, so that now there is one throne in the Savior Church. Cross: on the head is a gilded iron four-pointed cross with a crown at the top and a crescent at the bottom.
The bell tower is connected to the church, on it there is a copper head, a copper cross with a crown. On one of the bells there was an inscription: “March 1769 and the 14th day of the Pereslavl district of Zaleeskago to the village of Timofeevskoye Gagino and to the Church of the All-Merciful Savior, this bell was cast by the zeal of the actual chamberlain and gentleman Vasily Ivanovich Chulkov.”
The exterior of the church is oblong, the altar is semicircular; a meal with a real church under the same vault. The pre-altar iconostasis of the old structure is straight with panels in two tiers; The royal doors are skillfully carved, at the bottom of them are two saints unknown by name, carved on their knees praying.
In the iconostasis opposite the right choir is the image of the Mother of God of All Who Sorrow of the Joy of an ancient letter, on it is a silver robe; on the right side of the royal doors is the image of the “Savior Not Made by Hands” in Greek writing, on it is a silver gilded chasuble of chased work, a gilded silver crown with precious stones; at the bottom of the icon there is a Greek inscription; on the left side is the image of the “Mother of God of the Sign” in a silver gilded chasuble of chased work in ancient Greek writing, on its sides there are saints: Ave. Nikita the Stylite, Righteous Elizabeth, Alexy the Man of God, Kozma and Damian; opposite the left choir is an image of the Mother of God in a silver-gilded robe with the same crown in ancient Greek writing, around the crown there is a Greek inscription. In front of the indicated icons there are silver lamps hanging.
Behind the left choir, near the pillar in the icon case, is the image of the “Tikhvin Mother of God” in a silver gilded chasuble of chased work, the lining on the golden eyelet is lined with pearls with precious cameos, on the Eternal Child the tsata on the golden eyepiece is lined with medium pearls; This image is remarkable for its antiquity, locally revered by parishioners and surrounding residents as miraculous.
In addition to the Holy icons, the following sacred objects are also remarkable in the church:
1) The altar cross is silver-gilded and chased, it contains up to 70 particles of St. relics of various saints, part of the oak of Mamre, part of the manger of the Lord and part of the stone on which St. prophet Daniel, land of holy places; on this cross is carved: “this building of Vasily Ivanovich Chulkov, weighing 6 pounds, 1745.”
2) A small silver-gilded case in the form of a box, in which a cypress board is inserted according to the size of the box and there is a place in it for nine pieces of relics of various saints, and in the box there is a note from an ancient letter: “Excellent Mr. Vasily Ivanovich, My Gracious Sovereign; I sent you, my lord, a silver box and in it the holy relics from the monastery of the great Chrysostom for your merciful labors at the monastery, but I myself did not dare to go to the palace without the permission of the Holy Synod, to the palace is forbidden by the spiritual. Your Excellency the pilgrim Lavrenty Archimandrite Zlatoust with his brethren.”
3) Vessels - chalice, paten, saucers and spoon, gilded silver, weighing 8 pounds; According to legend, they were also attached by General Chulkov.
4) Gospel, gilded silver boards, in the middle is the Rising from the Tomb, and in the corners are gilded silver evangelists, on the other side are Sts. v.-much. Demetrius and the Martyr Paraskeva, made of silver and gilded, weighing 25 pounds in the Gospel, donated by the landowner P.P. Yakovlev.
In the church to the right of the entrance, the body of general and cavalier Vasily Ivanovich Chulkov is buried; On the pillar is nailed a copper plate on which the following verses are carved:
“Behold, mortals, with your own eyes today.
Make amends for the place with your miserable tears.
The husband of immortal glory lies here defeated. The eternal silence took on a calm appearance.
Covering his face of the fatherland lover.
Empress Elizabeth Petrovna's slave and most faithful servant.
For his many efforts he was named chamberlain.
There was General Anshev, a great cavalier.
And while passing his life he preserved virtue.
A zealous benefactor for the poor and orphans.
He loved and respected his neighbors as much as himself.
He acted in accordance with the Law of God.

ABOUT! death, despicable death, who do you strike.
You don’t look at dignity or glory.
And why people strive for distant lands.
Thus, in its speed you stop the century.
What sadness sadness bitterness has caused.
What illness has burdened my heart?

However, we must regret beyond measures.
For what they themselves are forced to endure.
Let us pour out prayers every day.
And escaped through this hellish shackles. Eternal bliss so that one becomes a participant.
Let us remember that Vasily Ivanovich is here, Chlkov lies.
In 700, Koi was born from his mother.
In the seventieth, there was a certain one to serve.
But in 1775
He stole and destroyed the beloved fruit for everyone.
Showed it on the fourth of June.
And at 2 o’clock in the afternoon he died.”

In addition to this stone church in Gagina there is another cold stone church; It was built in 1845 under the care of a parishioner of the landowner, the widow of captain Ekaterina Vasilyevna Barbasheva, née Chulkova, at the expense of her aunt, also a parishioner of the landowner, the widow of captain Anna Vasilyevna Specheva, née Chulkova, who is buried under the altar of the temple.
1885 “This church previously did not have a dome: the head and cross were erected on the roof, at the top of the cross there was a crown, under the cross there was a crescent moon; next to the church, on the right side, a chapel was built in the name of the Holy Great Martyr Dmitry of Thessalonica and consecrated, as can be seen from the charter given to priest Yegor Ferapontov in 1811, which allowed the dean of the village of Slotin, priest Jacob the Theologian, to consecrate on the previous antimension, and that antimension was consecrated under the Empress Ekaterina Alekseevna by the Right Reverend Theophylact, Bishop of Pereslavl and Dmitrov in 1779, December 27, as can be seen from the inscription on this antimension, now reclining on the throne of the chapel church in the name of St. Great Martyr Dmitry of Thessalonica near the cold church; that throne in the name of the Great Martyr Dmitry of Thessalonica was destroyed before, with the permission of His Grace Parthenius, Archbishop of Vladimir, and the wall was laid and the whole church was made under one dome, the iconostasis in it was carved, the royal doors were also carved with skillful work, below them, unknown by name two saints, carved praying on their knees. The outside view of the church is oblong, the altar is semicircular, the cross on the head is gilded iron without chains, quadrangular, above the cross is a crown in the form of a crown. A meal with the present under one vault in St. altar, throne on pillars. The pre-altar iconostasis of the old structure is straight with tiblas in two tiers: in the upper tier are the twelfth holidays, and below on the right choir is the image of the Mother of God of all who mourn “Joy” of an ancient letter, on it is a silver robe; on the right side of the royal doors is an image of the Savior Not Made by Hands in Greek writing, on it is a silver gilded chasuble of chased work, and a silver gilded crown with precious stones; on the left side is the image of the Mother of God of the Sign in a silver-gilded robe of chased work in ancient Greek writing, on its sides there are Saints: St. Nikita the stylite, righteous Elizabeth, Alexy the man of God and Kozma and Damian. On the left choir there is an image of the Mother of God in a silver-gilded chasuble with the same crown, in ancient Greek writing; on it there is a Greek inscription around the crown in the form of a semicircle. In front of the indicated icons there are silver lamps hanging. Behind the left choir, near a pillar in the icon case, is the image of the “Tikhvin Mother of God” in a silver-gilded chasuble of chased work, the lining on the golden eyelet is lined with pearls with precious stones, the lining of the eternal Child on the golden eyepiece is lined with medium pearls; This image is remarkable for its antiquity, locally revered by parishioners and surrounding residents as miraculous.
The church is sufficiently equipped with a sacristy and utensils; it contains especially remarkable for its value and antiquity: 1) The altar cross is silver-gilded and chased, it contains up to 70 relics of various Saints, part of the oak of Mamre, part of the manger of the Lord and part of the stone on which the holy prophet Daniel rested, land of saints places; on this cross is carved: “this building of Vasily Ivanovich Chulkov, it weighs 6 pounds, 1745”; 2). Mr. Vasily Ivanovich. My merciful Sovereign, I sent you, my sir, a silver box and in it the holy relics from the monastery of the great Chrysostom for your merciful labors in the monastery, but I myself did not dare to go to the palace without the permission of the Holy Synod, to the palace is forbidden by the clergy. Your Excellency the pilgrim Lavrenty Archimandrite - Zlatoust and his brethren.” The vessels in this temple are remarkable for their value; the chalice, paten, saucers and spoon are gilded silver, weighing 8 pounds, no inscriptions; and according to legend it is known that they were also given by General Chulkov; a cast copper chandelier, a gospel in a silver-gilded binding, in the middle is the rising from the tomb, and in the corners are silver gilded evangelists, on the underside board of St. Great Martyr Dmitry and Martyr Paraskeva, made of silver and gilded, this gospel weighs 25 pounds, donated by a late parishioner - landowner Pavel Pavlovich Yakovlev. - The bell tower is connected to the church, on it there is a copper head, a copper cross with a crown, on its large bell is carved: “this bell was poured weighing 130 pounds of the Alexander District to the Church of the All-Merciful Savior with the chapel of the Great Martyr Dmitry Selunsky in the village of Gagina, dependent on the blessed late memory of General Daria Semyonovna, below is the inscription of 1827, March 13th day, to the glory of the life-giving inseparable Trinity, by command under the Most Pious Sovereign Emperor Autocrat Nikolai Pavlovich of all Russia"; on the second bell is carved: “1769 March 14th day of the Pereslavl district of Zalessky to the village of Timofeevskoye Gagino or to the Church of the All-Merciful Savior, this bell is lit by the zeal of the actual chamberlain general and cavalier Vasily Ivanovich Chulkov.
Another cold church is also made of stone in honor of the Kazan Mother of God, with two chapels: on the right side a chapel in the name of St. Great Martyr Dmitry of Thessalonica; on the old antimension, consecrated by Theophylact, Bishop of Pereslavl and Dmitrov, on the 27th day of January 1779, and this antimension is from the abolished co-named chapel of the Savior Church, and on the left side the chapel of St. Martyr Paraskeva, named "Friday". The antimension in it on the throne was consecrated by the Right Reverend Justin, Bishop of Vladimir, 1856 September 7 days, and in the present one in honor of the Kazan Mother of God - the antimension was consecrated by the Right Reverend Anthony, Archbishop of Vladimir, 1871, June 6 days. This church was built in 1845, under the care of a parishioner of the landowner widow of captain Ekaterina Vasilyevna Barbasheva, née Chulkova, at the expense of her aunt also a parishioner, landowner widow of captain Anna Vasilyevna Specheva, née Chulkova, who founded this temple and was buried under its altar. There is nothing particularly remarkable about it in terms of antiquity or value; The icons are all in new writing, the vestments on them are all silver. People from the Chulkov family are buried near the churches and on the monuments above them are listed: 1) Vasily Vasilyevich Chulkov, 2) His sister Olga Vasilievna, a maiden, 3) Sister Anna Vasilievna, but husband of Spechev, buried under the altar of the cold Kazan Church and 4) Their niece Olga Vasilievna by 1 husband Zezevitova, and by 2 husband Pisemskaya, was buried next to her aunt Olga Vasilyevna Chulkova. Opposite the altar of the cold Kazan Church are two white tombstones (in the form of a sarcophagus) with inscriptions that are difficult to read and one can guess what the tombstones of the princes are. Veliko-Gagins or princes Shcherbatovs. In the villages assigned to this church, there are two chapels: 1) In the village of Divovo, a stone chapel in honor of the prophet Elijah, built by a parishioner - landowner Elizaveta Vasilyevna Yakovleva in 1856, in place of a dilapidated wooden one, built long ago in honor of the same prophet Elijah, and according to which the case is not known and 2) In the village of Yakovlevo, a wooden one, in honor of the prophet Elijah, was built by the parishioners of that village - the landowners Chulkovs, and for what occasion is also not known.
The parish includes, in addition to the village of Gagina, which has 10 households, the following villages: village. Galnevo, the village of Divovo, the village of Terpigorevo, the village of Syrovtsovo, the village of Istomino, the village of Sheino, the village of Yakovlevo, the village of Putyatino and the Otrada dacha, located from the village at a distance of no more than three miles. In 1885, parishioners numbered 442 men. and 492 w. shower floor The parishioners are predominantly peasants and, in addition to farming, are engaged in hauling firewood and, in the proximity of their settlement to the factories and factories of the district and from the city of Alexandrov and Sergiev Posad, as well as the Yaroslavl railway, they have a latrine trade. There are no schismatics in the parish.
The staff of the clergy is assigned: 1 priest and 1 psalm-reader; Currently, the priest is Alexander Chizhev, who has been priest since 1868 and has a loincloth.
With this church there is land: under the village of clergy 3 dessiatines, arable land 30 d., mowing 2 d., under water 3 d. 575 sq. soot; and the total church land is 38 d. 575 sq. m. village, for which there is no special plan, but it appears in the plan of the parish owner Nikolai P. Yakovlev; The clergyman himself owns this land; there are no forest dachas. The clergy have their own houses, on church land. They don’t get a permanent salary to support the clergy, but they only get up to 500 rubles a year.”

There are three altars in this church: 1) in honor of the Kazan Mother of God (the antimension was consecrated by the Most Reverend Anthony, Archbishop of Vladimir in 1871); 2) in the name of St. V.-muchen. Demetrius of Thessalonica (the antimension was consecrated by Theophylact, Bishop of Pereslavl and Dmitrov in 1779, transferred from the abolished chapel of the same name in the Savior Church) and 3) in honor of St. Martyr Paraskeva, named “Friday” (the antimension was consecrated by the Most Reverend Justin, Bishop of Vladimir, in 1856).
The church is sufficiently equipped with utensils, a sacristy, holy icons and liturgical books. There is nothing particularly remarkable about it in terms of antiquity and value; The icons are all of a new type, the vestments on them are silver.
Some representatives of the Chulkov family are buried near the churches; opposite the altar of the Kazan Church are two white tombstones with inscriptions difficult to read; one can assume that this is the tombstone of the Veliko-Gagin or Shcherbatov princes.
In the villages assigned to Gagin, there are two chapels: 1) in the village of Divovo, a stone chapel in honor of the Prophet Elijah, built by landowner E.V. Yakovleva in 1856 in place of a dilapidated wooden one, built long ago in honor of the same prophet. Elijah, but for what reason I am tormenting is unknown; 2) in the village of Yakovlevo, a wooden one in honor of St. Elijah, built by the landowners Chulkovs, and for what occasion is also unknown.
The staff of the clergy is a priest and a psalm-reader. For its maintenance it turned out: a) from required corrections and services to 408 rubles. in year; b) from harvesting rye and oats 40 rubles; c) from the ground 40 rubles. and d) interest on the registered capital of 16 rubles. 36 kopecks, and only 504 rubles. 36 kopecks The clergy have their own houses on church land.
Land at the church: arable 30 des., hay 2 des. and the estate 1 des.. under the streams and waterways 2 des.: there was no special plan for the land, but it was listed in the land plan of the landowner N.P. Yakovleva.
The parish consisted of the village of Gagina, the village of Divova (2 ver. from the church) and the villages: Galneva (2 ver.), Terpigoreva (2 ver.), Syroptseva (3 ½ ver. Local tradition tells that there was once a wooden church here in the name of the Holy Trinity, which is why there is a pilgrimage in this village on Trinity Day; and the altar icon of the Mother of God, which is in the Spasskaya village of Gagina Church, was transferred from that church; that temple was destroyed during the invasion of the Poles. not preserved.), Istomin (1 ver.), Shein (2 ½ ver.), Yakovleva (1/4 ver.) and Putyatin (2 ver.), in which, according to the clergy registers, there were 434 male souls. gender and 466 female; all Orthodox.

In the village of Gagina there was a public school, supported by the zemstvo; There were 40 students in the 1892-93 school year.

Not far from the village of Gagina there is a mountain named Volkusha; on this mountain at the end of 1609, during the siege of the Sergius Lavra by the Poles and Lithuanians, there was a bloody battle between the Russians and the Poles under the leadership of Valuev and Prince Mikhail Skopin-Shuisky. There is a legend that in 1611, on August 16, Trinity Archimandrite Dionysius on Mount Volkusha, having performed a prayer service, blessed the Russian army to fight the Poles.
In the village of Yakovlev, in the parish of the village of Gagina, the landowner Ekaterina Vasilievna Barbasheva (nee Chulkova) built an almshouse in memory of her husband and son, which, according to the charter approved for her, is called the “Barbashevsky Almshouse.”

Construction and consecration of the Barbashevsky Almshouse in Alexandrovsky district

The Barbashevsky Almshouse was established by the landowner Ekaterina Vasilievna Kondratyeva-Barbasheva, on her family estate in the village of Yakovlev, Aleksandrovsky district, for the care of homeless widows and orphans of all ranks.
The most venerable elder Ekaterina Vasilievna owns rich funds, which, with her modest, truly Christian life and with the blessing of God, grow and are dedicated by her to the benefit of her neighbor and to the glory of God. A few years ago, Ekaterina Vasilievna, in the village of Gagina, built, at the Church of the All-Merciful Savior, another beautiful stone church, in the name of the Mother of God, in honor of St. icon of Her of Kazan, - providing him with rich utensils. This temple could be the adornment of any city and, due to its splendor and richness of utensils, deserves a special word. In addition to the main Altar, there are two chapels in a row - on the right side - in the name of St. Great Martyr Demetrius of Thessalonica, and on the left - in the name of St. Martyr Paraskeva. These two icons, more than two arshins in height, are decorated with silver vestments with loose crowns, containing many precious stones. In addition, the silver-plated altar cross contains more than 70 particles of St. relics. This shrine was placed in the temple of the village of Gagina by the ancestor of Mrs. Barbasheva, General Chulkov, and the vestments for all of St. The icons were laid with silver gilding by Ekaterina Vasilievna. At these two churches, it was very desirable for the temple builder to establish an almshouse - which would have been very decent; but the residents of the village of Gagina opposed Ekaterina Vasilievna’s wishes, regretting giving several fathoms of land for this. This refusal, however, did not cool Ekaterina Vasilievna’s Christian zeal for doing good to her neighbor; on her estate, near her home, she set up a charity home for the homeless; and on July 9, 1872, with the Archpastoral blessing of His Eminence Anthony, Archbishop of Vladimir, the foundation of a two-story stone church was consecrated near the almshouse, in the name of St. Great Martyr Demetrius of Thessalonica and Great Martyr Catherine.
Ekaterina Vasilievna, later on, plans to set up a hospital for incoming patients and a school for children of both sexes at the almshouse and, finally, to complete her charity by establishing a monastery.
The departmental Dean of the village of Novinok, priest John Uspensky, was invited to the consecration of the Almshouse, who, having arrived at 6 o’clock in the evening on January 2, in front of the temple icon of the Savior and the locally revered Tikhvin icon of the Mother of God, performed an all-night vigil in the Almshouse, co-served by the parish priest the village of Gagina, Ioann Zlatoustov and the priest of the village of Aleksin, Aleksandrovsky district, invited by Mrs. Barbasheva, Stefan Smirnov and two village deacons.
After the vigil, at the request of Mrs. Barbasheva, a memorial service was performed for the repose of the boyars: Dmitry and Vasily and her other relatives.
On January 3, the Divine Liturgy began at ten o'clock, and the Dean celebrated it with the mentioned clergy - in a cathedral. It remembered the name of the Most Reverend Trustee of the Almshouse, Isidore Metropolitan of Novgorod and St. Petersburg (the Almshouse is run by the Imperial Philanthropic Society, from which it also has a Charter). Following his prayer, the Dean spoke a word about the types of Christian charity. After the Divine Liturgy, those who served and prayed in the church in the village of Gagina went to the Almshouse, located one and a half versts from the church.
Here, before the start of the blessing of water, - when all those invited by Mrs. Barbasheva, persons and parishioners, had gathered in the Almshouse - and when the elderly elders and orphans being looked after had taken the places indicated to them in the hall, closest to the clergy - the Dean made a speech in which he explained the importance of the charity of Mrs. Zhi Barbasheva through the establishment of the Almshouse, for the care of widows and orphans of all ranks, a house awarded the August patronage of the Empress Tsesarevna and accepted by the Imperial Humane Society under its guardianship. After this, the blessing of water began, after which the entire building of the Almshouse was sprinkled with blessed water and the Dean orally read a prayer to Christ the Savior, intended to bless the new house. For this, many years were proclaimed: To the Sovereign Emperor, Sovereign Empress, Sovereign Heir Tsarevich and Patroness of the Almshouse, Empress Tsesarevna and the entire Royal House, the Holy Synod and Trustee of the Almshouse, His Eminence Isidore, Metropolitan of Novgorod and St. Petersburg and our Lord, Most Reverend and finally the founder Nice of the Almshouse, noblewoman Catherine.
After this, those present at the service stopped in front of the Photographic portrait of the High Patroness of the Almshouse, the Empress Tsesarevna, sent to the founder on behalf of Her Highness, and examined the Almshouse.
At four o'clock, in the house of Mrs. Barbasheva, and those who served and were present at the Divine service, the honored persons were offered a sumptuous dinner, at which, in due time, the son of the founder, G. Barbashev, proposed a toast to the health of the High Patroness, the Empress Tsesarevna, who was accompanied by unanimous Hurray! Then a toast was proclaimed to the health of the founder of the Almshouse and, finally, her assistant, Nadezhda Vasilyevna Esipova.
After describing the celebration of consecration, it is not superfluous to say a few words about the Almshouse itself and cite a few paragraphs from its charter relating to those entering the Almshouse. The almshouse is a stone three-story house of the latest architecture. On the upper and middle floors, four halls are very conveniently and spaciously arranged to accommodate 40 or more inmates, with a room for the matron, and warm corridors. The decoration throughout is clean and the furnishings are decent and comfortable. On the lower floor there is a kitchen and an oven to heat all the rooms, which makes the whole house (divided by corridors into two halves) warm and dry. There are also basements for storing all kinds of supplies.
Currently (1873), 12 persons are placed in the charity house, including 1 noblewoman.
To provide for the Almshouse, Ms. Barbasheva contributed more than 80,000 rubles to State Credit Institutions. ser., and the arrangement cost her 35,000 rubles. With.; To provide for the priest and psalm-reader, through our diocesan authorities, she has already contributed 10,000 rubles. pp., funds are also ready for the construction of a temple, a hospital for visitors, a school for children of both sexes and the monastery itself, with full provision for everything. Mrs. Barbasheva carries out the work of charity she has taken upon herself slowly, under her own supervision, but on a solid basis. God grant, for our difficult times, more such philanthropists!
In our area, as in any other area, there are individuals of all ranks who truly need charity. Mrs. Barbasheva, living constantly on her estate, noticed this need, and with truly Christian sympathy she helps it. May God grant her life to continue the work of God she began! The blessing of those awaited will inspire her in her feat and further work and will help her accomplish her plans!

The charter defines admission to the Almshouse and life in it as follows:
§ 7. Elderly and poor women of all ranks are accepted into the Almshouse. The number of those eligible for the first time is determined to be 40 people; but this number, if funds and premises allow, may, with the permission of the Council of the Imperial Humane Society, be increased.
§ 8. In addition to regular charities, boarders are accepted into the Almshouse, as many as possible for the accommodation, with a fee for maintenance and for the initial establishment, the amount of which is determined by the Committee of the Almshouse.
§ 33. Elderly and poor women of all classes are accepted into the Almshouse, upon proper certification that they are in extreme poverty and are not able to earn their living through labor.
§ 34. Those wishing to enter the Almshouse submit to the Committee their types and certificates of poverty issued by the society or the police.
§ 35. Requests for charity, as they are received, are recorded on a special candidate list. Candidates are admitted to the Almshouse according to seniority, and exceptions to this rule are made by the Committee only in emergency cases.
§ 36. New entrants to the Almshouse undergo a medical examination, and those who are found to be suffering from persistent diseases or insanity are not accepted - the latter at all, and the former until recovery.
§ 37. Those in need, being placed in the Almshouse, receive full maintenance from it and medicines in case of illness.
§ 38. The food of those in need consists daily of two hearty dishes for lunch and dinner. On holidays there is extra pie. To prevent complaints from those in custody, the caretaker draws up a meal schedule for each month, which is approved each time by the Committee.
§ 40. Those in custody are in complete obedience to the superintendent and warders. They are obliged to behave decently, maintain cleanliness and neatness, both in clothing and in the premises they occupy; keep all things belonging to the establishment, clean and wash their rooms, make their beds, without at all requiring the help of servants in what can be fixed themselves, with mutual assistance.
§ 41. Every day, those in custody begin and end with a prayer, which is read by them in turn, and prayer is also performed before and after lunch and dinner. On the eve of holidays and on holidays, those in need should go to church. They all fast during Lent, and, if desired, during other fasts.
§ 42. On the birthdays of the founder of the Almshouse, a prayer service is held in the church; after her death, a memorial service is served on the same days.
§ 43. Healthy prisoners must dine in the common dining room, while the sick and weak are served special food.
§ 44. Those in custody must not ask for alms either on the streets or from visitors to the Almshouse; in general, they are obliged to strictly observe the rules established for them, in case of violation of which, according to the proposal of the warden, they are expelled, with the permission of the Committee, from the Almshouse.
§ 45. Those under supervision are not only not forbidden to engage in work without disturbing the general peace and tidiness; but the authorities of the Almshouse, bearing in mind that idleness is harmful at any age, are obliged, for their part, by all means to encourage them to work and assist in providing them with handicrafts according to their strength and knowledge. Those in need use the money they earn for their own benefit; they also have the right to dispose of their own property, both brought with them to the Almshouse and acquired in it.
§ 46. Those in custody must not leave the Almshouse without the permission of the caretaker, who issues them a ticket, but for no more than 8 days. Leave for a longer period is authorized by the Committee.
§ 47. Going on leave to visit relatives and friends is permitted only to those of impeccable behavior and who have sufficient physical strength.
§ 48. Sick charities receive medical benefits.
§ 49. Those in custody are dismissed from the Almshouse altogether for reprehensible acts, or at their own request, if they find shelter with relatives or benefactors; but not for a wandering life. In the latter case, the Committee must explain to those under consideration the depravity of vagrancy, which is prohibited by law.
§ 50. Visits to the Almshouse by outsiders are permitted on days and hours appointed by the Committee; about which notices are posted on the outer doors of the Almshouse.
§ 51. Visitors are prohibited from bringing strong drinks to the Almshouse, as well as from purchasing things and supplies belonging to the Almshouse from those in need. Violators of this rule are deprived of the right to enter the Almshouse.
§ 52. Regarding the property left after deceased charities, the Committee is guided by the rules established by law for the charitable institutions of the department of the Imperial Humane Society.
§ 53. Passports and other documents of the deceased are returned as appropriate.

Speech before the consecration of the Almshouse

In a house of mercy, it is fitting that there should be a word about mercy. The humble servant of God, the noblewoman Catherine, having devoted herself entirely to Christian piety, expresses her Christian mood in the establishment of a beneficent shelter for homeless widows and orphans - and the work of Christian mercy conceived by her, in this shelter is given a beginning, which, with the help of God, will develop and strengthen , and - like a pea seed - grow into a great tree. The construction of the temple has already begun; then, in the near future, a hospital for visitors, a school for children of both sexes will be established, and finally, if the Lord wills, a monastic monastery will also be built.
We will not reveal how the holy thought of mercy was born and matured in the soul of the benefactor - we will be afraid of disturbing her deep, Christian humility. But it is clear to everyone that what she started and did already reflects the light of God’s blessing. May this light remain on the work of the benefactor for the glory of God and for the benefit of one’s neighbor, until the very end of the holy work! Let it be allowed to say that the rays of this gracious light are already reflected in the apostolic blessing of the Most Reverend Trustee, the Bishop of Novgorod, Metropolitan Isidore and in the August favor to the benefactor of Her Imperial Highness, the Empress Tsesarevna Maria Feodorovna, who deigned to bless this orphanage with Her High patronage. God grant that with these grace-filled benefits, the work of God will be strengthened and accomplished, and the loving soul of the benefactor will delight in this and further spiritual work! May God grant that those looked after in this shelter appreciate the care of charity and demonstrate a grateful feeling for it through fervent prayer and maintaining mutual peace!
Dear elders and orphans! You, homeless people, were called to this godly shelter by the Christian charity of a benefactor you know. By the grace of God, she sought you with her mercy. Hitherto homeless, you will live in a bright and warm shelter, without needing either food or clothing. Your bitter fate is over forever! In the house of charity you will henceforth be looked after by love alone. But the benefactors have a fair duty to pray for the benefactress and maintain mutual peace. The enemy of our salvation sows hostility especially where he sees good relations and zeal for salvation. Beware of his slander! - with them he upsets and shakes the spiritual world and cools the very concern for salvation. The shelter was designed to save people from cold and hunger, and at the same time from sin. Having freed yourself from the former, free yourself from the latter. Keep peace in your soul and among yourself by prayerfully blessing the beneficent names: the High Patroness, the Eminent Trustee and the Founder of the shelter of the servant of God, the noblewoman Catherine.
Before the Lord of strength, blessings and love, let us offer up, in the opened shelter, a common prayer for his prosperity and success - under the beneficent attention of the founder, under the hierarchal overshadowing of the Most Reverend Trustee, under the High benevolence of the August Patroness, and finally, under the gracious Cover of Heavenly Mercy.
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/"Vladimir Diocesan Gazette" Unofficial Department No. 5 (March 1, 1873)/
At the almshouse there is a hospital, a hospital for visitors and a school; The almshouse is run by the Imperial Humane Society and under the august patronage of the Empress. To secure the almshouse, Barbasheva contributed 72,000 rubles to state credit institutions. The land with it is listed as 1 dessiatine - for vegetable gardens and gardens and 35 dessiatines. and the wasteland of Tukhanova with mowing and forest growing on it for the repair and heating of the buildings of the Barbashevsky House.
At the almshouse in 1879, the same landowner Barbasheva built a stone church with the same bell tower, two-story.
“The clergy at the Barbashevskaya almshouse church is: 1 priest and 1 psalm-reader; Currently, the priest is Pavel Voskresensky, who has been priest since 1861 and was awarded a skufia.
The land assigned to this church is: 20 d. from the dachas of the temple builder; there is no plan for this land. The clergyman is placed in a house built for him by the temple builder. The interest on capital is 620 rubles per year; heating costs are allocated from the almshouse.”
There are two thrones in the church: in the lower warm temple in the name of si. v.-much. Catherine (consecrated on January 21, 1879), in the upper cold in the name of St. v.-much. Demetrius of Thessalonica (consecrated in 1884).
Utensils, sacristy. The church is sufficiently equipped with holy icons and liturgical books. The church has only the 3rd part of the metrical books, a copy of which has been kept intact since 1880, confessional paintings since 1879.
The clergy at the church is assigned to a priest and a psalm-reader. For its maintenance: 1) 10,000 rubles were contributed to the council of the Imperial Humane Society, the interest from which is paid to the clergy, 2) two continuous income tickets of 2,000 rubles. and 350 rubles, the interest from which goes to the clergy and 3) income from the proskomedia is obtained up to 40 rubles. in year.
The clergyman is placed in a house arranged for him by the temple builder. In addition, 20 dessiatines were allocated for his benefit from the landowner's dachas. land.
At the almshouse there is a primary school run by the Imperial Humane Society. There were 20 boys and 3 girls studying in 1884. There were 27 students in the 1892-93 academic year.