Name: Moskvina Old believers prayer house (excursions)
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Old believers’ prayers congregation is ancient. The church was built in 1873. The place was chosen because back then it was a populated area with dozens of houses, located 6 km from the city of Preili. This congregation was well known all around Baltics, because of its qualitative church chants and their performers.

During the tour you will learn about the following subjects:

the arrival of old believers in Inflanty;
special differences between old believers and local residents;
traditional culture and everyday life;
Pavel Tretyakov, the creator of the Moscow art gallery and Moskvina’s village – what unites them?;
an unusual fate of the Moscow Prayer House’s bell;
famous people of Latvia among old believers;
Latvian writers about old believers.

The tour duration is 1 hour. Payment – for donations. Prior appointment by phone +371 24922041.

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Moskvina Old believers prayer house (excursions)

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