Kirk St. Catherine in Petrov

Lutheran Skvoritsky parish was founded in 1624 by order of the Swedish king Gustav II Adolf . It was formed from the northern part of the Tyekeli parish ( Finnish Tääkeli ) and was regal (royal), since the choice of abbot in it was made by the king, from the southern part the Spankkov parish was formed.

In Staroskvoritskoy manor, in the village of Petrovo, the first wooden church and pastorate was built. A native of the Swedish province of Värmland , Erlandus Yone Verman, was appointed pastor.

The flock was made up by the Swedish administration here after the conclusion of the Stolbovo Peace , Savakota from the southern regions of Finland (25%) and Evremeixa from the northern part of the Karelian Isthmus (75%).

In the middle of the 17th century, a chaplain was assigned to help the pastor, first Henrikus Mattie (1640–1650) was appointed to this position, then Erikus Neringius (1650–1656), and then Johannes Siderius.

In 1681, as the population of the parish grew steadily, the parish received the third pastor, Henrikus Hyeronius. Later, after the end of the Northern War , only one priest remained in the parish.

The second wooden church was built in Novoskvoritskaya manor, one mile from the village of Petrovo in 1762-1763.

The building was unsuccessful, it quickly deteriorated and was demolished in 1833, and in 1834, on the orders of Emperor Nicholas I , the construction of a new, stone church began between Old and New Skvoritsy .

At this time, Skvoritsky parish was already imperial, that is, the emperor appointed him priors, and he also paid for the construction of the church.

The construction was supervised by the chief architect of Gatchina Alexey Mikhailovich Baikov . The church was built in the classic style by the project of DI Quadri , the contractor was KF Kuznetsov, the carvings and gilding were performed by the master Fedorov, the icons were written by the academician of painting DI Antonelli .

The construction of a new stone church for 1,400 people was completed in 1839, it was consecrated in the name of St. Catherine .

The first organ in the Skvoritsky church was established in 1841–1842 by the German master Buchert, who was working in Petersburg at that time; at that time, it was the largest organ in Ingermanland . The church was heated with Dutch-style tiled stoves and was lit by large chandeliers.

In 1883-1886, the building was overhauled. The renovated Skvoritskaya church was considered the most beautiful in Ingermanland. The altar painting was dedicated to the resurrection of Christ, below it was a copy of the fresco by Leonardo da Vinci The Last Supper .

In 1864, the priest Grundstremom opened the first in the parish Skvoritsky two-class folk school. The subjects of instruction were the Law of God , reading and writing in Finnish and Russian, arithmetic and singing. Pupils were 50 boys. The school did not have its own building, the parish could not pay for the work of teachers, so the abbot Grundström himself taught the Law of God gratuitously, and his mother Angla led other subjects (Finnish and Russian, writing, arithmetic, geography, singing).

In 1865 the parish population was 4821 people. The parish was part of the East Ingermanlandskoe ranks .

In 1884, the abbot Stephanius Virkanen built a poorhouse at his own expense, and he, when in 1885 a Sunday school began to work in the Skvoritsky parish, began teaching her reading, writing and the Lutheran catechism . A library with about 3,000 volumes operated at the church, a paramedic and a midwife were kept at the expense of the parish.

In 1896, across the river, in the village of Alapurskaya, on a plot of 27 hectares, a new pastorate of 10 rooms was built.

In 1899, the first Ingermanland song festival was held in the Skvoritsky parish.

In 1904, a new body of the German company "Walker" was installed in the church - one of the largest in Ingermanland.

In 1913, the First Allingmanland Congress of Christian Youth was held in the Skvoritsky parish.

In 1917, the parish population was 8086 people.

In 1925, a peasant youth school, a library, a club, a boarding school, and teachers' apartments were organized on the premises of the former pastorate.

On March 18, 1935, the church bells were removed from the bell tower and handed over to the state.

On December 9, 1937, the church was closed, then the organ was broken, and in July of the same year a club opened in the church building.

The work of the temple was resumed during the German occupation in 1942-1944. The building was badly damaged during the war years.

Modernity

In the 1980s, plans for the restoration of the building arose, one of such projects was prepared by the architect V. M. Tikhomirov.

In 1989, the first divine service in the post-war years was held in a dilapidated church building.

On January 14, 1990, an area of ​​2.5 hectares was transferred to the Skvoritsky parish for the construction of a new church building.

On February 23, 1990, the Skvoritsy Lutheran Community was again registered.

On June 15, 1991, in the Skvoritsky parish, a new wooden barrack of barracks was erected, donated by the Finnish twin-parish of Rautalampi . The new church at the consecration of August 11, 1991 was named the Church of the Resurrection. Services are held on Sundays (at 10:30) and on public holidays in Finnish and Russian.

In 2006, the church of St. Catherine was partially restored. According to the project of Pekka and Ulla Vesamaa, a wooden case was erected to protect the historic walls inside the church building.

In 2009, the bell tower with a spire and a cross was restored.

In 2012, the restoration of the central part of the portal was completed and scaffolding was removed. The parish is currently part of the West Inglands Cr. Work on the restoration of the church continues ^{[1] [2] [3] [4] [5]} .

The parish of Skvoritsa ( Fin. Skuoritsa ) included 84 villages:
Akkolovo , Alapurskaya , Aropakkuzi , Ahmuzi , Great Pudost , Great Thais , Great Tuganitsy , Great Ondrovo , Great Reizino , Voudilovo, Vokhkonovo, Vytti , Vyazelievo , Gergino, Ivazi, Istinka , Ikhalaizi, Kalyazi, Cynolayzi, karza, karzyo, karjezho, karjezi, karigino, Ivazi, Ignazi, Igarizi, Ilyazi , Kirlovo , Kolmolovo , Korpikovo , Koskelayzi, Kotelnikovo , Kougiya, Kuyduzi , Kupriyanovka, Kamari , Layduzi , Lunziki, Lyadrino, Malaya Ivanovka , Small Istinka , Small Orovka , Small Pudost , Malkin, Small Ondrovo , Small Pegelevo , Small Reiziņš , Small Thais , Maly Tuganitsy , Metiize and, Motchino, Multiya, Mut-Kul , Muttolovo , Nelli, Novaya Pudost , Novaya Purskaya, New Nizkovitsy , Noyane, Orovka, Pegelevo , Pedlino , Pekolovo , Pelllya (Pell), Pereyarovo , Petrovo , Peushalovo , Pitkelevo , Poitla , Pitselovo , Pellova , Peushalovo , Peushalovo , Pitselovo , Pitselovo, Peushalovo , Peushalovo , Pouskelovo (Pellja), Peyarovo , Petrovo , Peushalovo , Peushelovo , Pyellava (Pellja), Peyarovo , Petrovo , Peushalovo , Peushelovo , Pouskelo, Purskaya , Pudost Sebyakyulya , Punkolovo, Repuzeva , ruotsi, Ryatonkyulya, Ryahmozi, Skvoritsy , Sokkolovo , Staritsa , Old Nizkovitsy , Stefinya , Tervolovo , Tikansalo, Tikhvinka , Turda , Tuskolovo, Shepelevo, Julia-Purskaya .

The change in population of the parish of Skvoritsa from 1842 to 1919 ^{[6] [7]} :

• Aleksandrova E. L., Braudze M. M., Vysotskaya V. A., Petrova E. A. The history of the Finnish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Ingermanland. St. Petersburg, 2012, 398 pages., ISBN 978-5-904790-08-0
• Aatami Kuortti "Inkerin kirkon vaikeita vuosia", Helsinki, 1963
• Aappo Metiainen, Karlo Kurko "Entisen Inkerin luteranisen kirkon 350-vuotismuistojulkaisu", Helsinki, 1960, s. 137

• Skuoritsa - Skvoritsa, Petrovo on the portal Inkeri.Ru // Information about the parish. The villages. The names of the residents of the parish in 1913. Parish documents.