Description of the attraction
The Church of St. Nicholas the Wonderworker in Volotov was built at the expense and on the initiative of Count M. P. Rumyantsev in 1817 instead of the old wooden dilapidated church. For its construction, the English architect John Clarke was invited, and for the painting of the altar Rumyantsev sent a local master icon painter abroad to study.
In the early 1830s, parish priests complained a lot about the poor condition of the church, about which there are numerous reports in the church archives. In 1838, the church was renovated. The brick floor was replaced with a wooden one, and other repairs were carried out.
In 1846, the owner of these places became Prince Ivan Fyodorovich Paskevich, who conceived great changes in his estate. At his insistence, the peasants from Volotov were relocated to the village of Ivanovka. There was almost no one left in the parish. The temple was closed as unnecessary. It stood closed for almost 50 years.
In 1893, it was decided to restore the parish in Volotovo. In 1899, the parish was restored, and the temple, after a long and careful restoration by the architect Komburov, was reopened. In 1907, the Volotovskaya Church of St. Nicholas the Wonderworker was closed again, as the parish was not numerous.
During the Soviet era, the temple was closed and badly dilapidated. Many were surprised to see the unusual church.
In 1999, a plan was drawn up for its restoration, which was taken up by the organization "Proektrestavratsiya". The temple was reopened and consecrated only in 2005. Since then, it has been a functioning Orthodox Church.
