The first church appeared in the village in the 30s of the 19th century. The new stone church of St. Michael the Archangel was laid in 1859, consecrat
The first church appeared in the village in the 30s of the 19th century. The new stone church of St. Michael the Archangel was laid in 1859, consecrated in 1909. This three-nave church, designed in Russian style, with five tent-shaped domes and three-level bell tower is an acknowledged attraction of Tambov land. The interior decor of the church was designed by Moscow artist, Mikhail Dikarev. However, the paintings on the walls were not completed because of the beginning of the World War I. In 1890, the only in Tambov diocese four-level iconostasis was installed in Mordovo church. The iconostasis was made at the imperial porcelain works in St. Petersburg and delivered from New Jerusalem monastery near Moscow. The iconostasis combines seemlessly the elements of baroque, classicism and Russian architechture and represents a one-of-a-kind piece of art. The church used to have three altars: in honor of St. Michae the Archangel (the main altar), the holy martyrs Florus and Laurus and Smolensk icon of the Mother of God. The church has a amazing acoustics.
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