Description of the attraction
The Church of the Intercession is located in the center of the village of Medvedovo and stands on a mountain. It was built in 1722 by local landowner Martha Arbuzova. Installed on the site of an older, dilapidated church. The type of church is "octagon on four". The church had five bells. The largest bell weighed 19 pounds 17 pounds. Seven seraphim and three icons are cast on this bell.
The church is built of wood, sheathed with clapboard on the outside, inside it is finished with plaster and whitewashed. In terms of a relatively longitudinal axis, it is symmetrical. The bell tower is also wooden, has two tiers, and it had three bells. There are three thrones in the church. All thrones are cold. The church is one-story, built like a ship. The church has a semicircular, five-walled altar. The church is one-domed and has two aisles. The church stands on small wooden crowns (racks). It is surrounded by boulders along the perimeter. The entrance to the building is provided by two porches: one is located on the west; the other, with a small open gallery, is to the south. In front of the narthex there is a narrow chopped gallery. The porch is L-shaped. The double-height quadrangle completes the octagon, which is covered with a low tent with a small dome. The roof of the entire church building is covered with iron. The floors in the temple are wooden. The decorative details include quilts and carved pillars on the porches. Along the perimeter, the quadrangle and the octagon are valances.
In the main church there is a prefabricated two-tiered iconostasis. The top of the baroque frame is made in the form of a half-blade, in the center of the half-blade in an oval frame, with rays, there is the "Last Supper." The iconostasis in the main church is decorated with the royal gates of through-fryazhskaya carving. Another iconostasis is in the side-altar in the name of Guriy, Samon and Aviv and the iconostasis in the side-altar of Boris and Gleb. These iconostases are also two-tier, but made simpler. as “Baptism”, “The Last Supper”, “Nativity of Christ”, “Introduction to the Temple.” According to the preserved inscription on one of the icons, it can be assumed that a number of icons were painted by the Toropets merchant, icon painter Ivan Skarlygin.: "Baptism", "Descent of the Holy Spirit", "Savior with Power", "Apostle Peter", parsuna "Prophet Daniel". The church has a total of 13 windows, three of which are in the altar. In the church there are four windows with iron bars, other windows have no bars.
Since 1892, a parish school was opened at the church and began to operate; a two-story building was built for this school in 1899. The new building was built with funds from the Holy Synod, as well as donations from benefactors and funds raised by parishioners (now this building houses a local school).
In 1883, there was a priest in the church. In 1903, major renovations were carried out in the church. Upon examination, carried out in 1906, it was concluded that "for its age, the church is perfectly preserved." In 1911, the church had 80 acres of land. The church is 24 meters long, 13 meters wide and 15 meters high.
The church is a unique monument of its kind that requires careful research. To date, a passport has been drawn up for the monument, and it is under local protection. Services are held in the church.
