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In the Vologda region, a unique chapel will be moved to another locationtranslated

November 5, 2026 · 1 min read

The Chapel of the Ascension of the Lord, which is a monument of wooden architecture of the 19th century and is located in the village of Grizino, Ust-Kubinsky district, will change its location.

The issue of moving this unique building to the village of Ustye or to nearby settlements is being considered.

“I believe that this is the only way we can preserve it. This practice is used everywhere in our country - remember Kizhi, Semyonkovo, Spaso-Prilutsky Monastery. It would be advisable to move the chapel to where people live. It could become the dominant feature of a residential area or decorate a city or village. Monitoring her condition would be much easier. You could even consecrate it as a church, and it would gather around itself a full-fledged, albeit small, parish,” explained Priest Anthony Yablokov, rector of the Church of St. Nicholas of Myra, located in Ustye.

The head of the Ust-Kubinsky district, Sergei Shcherbakov, noted that the chapel requires restoration, and it must be transported very carefully, with all elements preserved. In his opinion, this could give the building new life.

“Which place do you think would be most suitable?” - he asked his fellow countrymen.

They left a variety of answers on the official page of the chapter. Part…

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