The village of Sur of Arkhangelsk. Pinega County, the birthplace of Father John Archpriest of Kronstadt Andrew Cathedral in 1891. His stay in the village of Sura from 3rd June to 4th July 1891. Consecration of the new temple. City of Kronstadt. Published by photographer P. P. Schauman. Book increased format 33 / 24 cm. On the avant-title inscription - PROPERTY OF THE PRINCE OF ALEXANDER INNOKEN. KONDAKOVA 1892 Further, after the title page, Kondakov's surrogate seal and a gift inscription to Alexander Alexandrovich.....(not readable). The book consists of phototypes without text. Unique photos of the 19th century. Preface: When the Sura River flows into Pinega, in the far North, in the Arkhangelsk Governorate, there is a large village of Sura. This village is the birthplace of the Orthodox Archpriest of Kronstadt St. Andrew's Cathedral, Father John Ilyich Sergiev. In this village until this year, there were two wooden churches built at the end of the 16th and 17th centuries. Although they are very interesting monuments of Russian antiquity, but for church services they were not safe in their dilapidation. Father John planned to fix one of these temples, to build a new temple, also wooden, instead of the other, but only he declared his desire, as donations flowed such a wide river that made it possible to begin the construction of a stone temple, which was erected by the Grace of the Lord within two years. The consecration of this church in the name of St. Nicholas the Wonderworker and his two side chapels: Right in the name of St. John of Rila and Left in the name of St. John of Rila. Paraskeva - Martyrs, was to be completed and was made June 27, 28 and 29 this year - May 22, Father John undertook a trip to his homeland to finally prepare the temple for consecration and consecration. The proposed edition contains drawings familiar with the birthplace of the beloved pastor, his relatives, spiritual persons who took part in the consecration of the newly built church, old churches and finally a portrait of Father John, taken from him recently, with a picture from his own handwritten signature. The publisher dares to hope that the true admirers of the venerable Father John will be pleased to have such a collection of drawings. All the pictures of this edition are taken from photographs taken on the spot by the accompanying Father John of Kronstadt photographer and publisher of this Collection of drawings P. P. Schauman. A similar description of Father John’s journey, the consecration of the new church, etc. is placed in the illustrated journal Russian Pilgrim published by A.I. Popovitsky. Phototypes are executed in the art-phototype institution of A.I. Vilborg. Buy an antique book about the journey of John of Kronstadt with his autograph.