Holy Trinity Church, Orthodox church in Sergiyevo-Posadsky District, Russia
Holy Trinity Church in Novaya Shurma is a stone Orthodox church built from 1798 with funds from the local landowner Major Uvarov and the blessing of Bishop Viktor of Suzdal, with support from Prince A. M. Golitsyn and A. N. Dolgoruky. Its refectory was added in 1849 together with a two-tier bell tower, and a fourth side altar followed in 1851. Five altars are consecrated inside.
A wooden Trinity church in the village of Podlipye, now Novaya Shurma, was first documented in the 1620s–1630s; by 1712 the parish had about 69 households. In 1798, with funds from the local landowner Major Uvarov and the blessing of Bishop Viktor of Suzdal, a stone church replaced the 1757 wooden one, with support from Prince A. M. Golitsyn and A. N. Dolgoruky. Closed in 1963, it was returned to believers in 1994 and is being restored.
The village was called Podlipye until the 20th century; the church gave it its Trinity dedication. Five altars were consecrated between 1812 and 1851: the Trinity, Saints Chrysanthus and Daria, the Vladimir Icon, Archangel Michael (thanksgiving for deliverance from cholera) and Sergius of Radonezh. A church-parish library operated here, and from 1877 a zemstvo school taught 46 pupils in 1893.
The church stands in Novaya Shurma, Sergiyevo-Posadsky District, and is still being restored, so parts of the building and grounds may be closed off. It is an active Orthodox parish: services resumed with the first Divine Liturgy on 23 June 1996. Visitors should dress modestly and keep to areas not under repair.
The village was called Podlipye until it took the name Novaya Shurma; the 1620s–1630s documents already record a wooden Trinity church there. By 1712 the parish counted about 69 households. The stone church that replaced it was funded in 1798 by the local landowner Major Uvarov, with support from Prince A. M. Golitsyn and A. N. Dolgoruky.
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