Meadows and surroundings. From the history of settlements in the Luzhsky district

The great mission of the Orthodox Church is to strengthen the idea of ​​the state in the political consciousness of the people, contribute to the objectives of its unity. Temples - the embodiment of century-old traditions. Many of them are unique monuments of architecture and art.
The need for the publication was caused by the increased interest in the history of the region. Mondering that churches and chapels are objects that are inextricably linked with the history of specific settlements, the authors, while maintaining the topic of temple architecture as the main, guiding, included additional information in a book on a wide range of local lore issues.
Temples are driven by their locations taken in alphabetical order. Information about a number of monuments is presented in the form of volume chapters that tell about persons, events, local notes related to either the temple itself, or to the place of its location. A total of more than 250 churches and chapels are taken into account.
The book is designed for interest in it not only Luzhan, but also everyone who is interested in the theme of the sights of the Leningrad Region, in the hope of attracting extensive attention to the issues of studying, preserving and restoring the region"s historical and cultural heritage, which is a natural-historical environment of St. -Petherburg