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Värska, the biggest settlement of Setomaa in Estonia, is located on the shores of Lake Pskov. The small town has been inhabited for about 5000 years. Värska used to be an important port until World War II. From the 16th century on the lands around Värska belonged to the Pechory Monastery. Already at that time there was a little wooden church at Värska. The Orthodox congregation was founded here in 1759, and a bigger wooden church dedicated to St. George was built the same year. The church was dismantled in 1907, when a new church, made of stones and bricks, was completed in Värska. The interior of the church is noteworthy for its iconostasis, which includes a wooden icon from the 17th century and depicts St. George, the patron saint of the church. The feast day of the Värska church and the town is St. George's Day held on 6 May - the Setos celebrate their church holidays according to the old Julian calendar. In the morning, a ceremony is held in the church, followed by a procession around the church. That is followed by the traditional village party (kirmas) held at the swing grounds by the central crossroad. The St. George's Day kirmas is one of the most popular village parties in Setomaa. People sing old songs and dance traditional dances and play instruments, and everyone can join in dancing and singing. Sometimes there is singing and dancing at the same time, at different spots, so that the different groups won't interfere with each other. There is a cemetery around the church. There are numerous famous people buried here, such as Ivan Fjodoroff, the captain of the cruiser 'Aurora', and Anne Vabarna, a famous singer from Setomaa. Anne Vabarna (1877-1964) was one of the best improvisers of seto leelo, the Seto way of singing, where improvisation plays a very important role. More than 150,000 verses have been recorded from her. She is also the author of the Seto epic Peko, which she dictated to her son, as she was illiterate, like most of the Seto women of her time.

Prophet Elijah Church with two chapels in the name of Saint Nicholas and John the Baptist. In Revel (Tallinn) in 1608 archive document is the following information; on the Russian border there are several villages, where peasants speak almost only Russian, don't belong to any Church and dare to build a Russian chapel, whose supervisor is a Russian priest living abroad. It is very likely that it referred to Syrenets's chapel. At the turn of the 19th century, residents decided to build in their village a church with their own money. They earned their money by fishing and eel catching. Income from the carriage of goods by fleet was also significant (for example, in 1794 they owned 15 fleets). Since 1768, Syrenets residents were a part of the Church of the Trinity in Domozhir (now it is Gdovsky District in Pskov Oblast). By the annual report of 1799, Syrenets had 34 yards, 179 males, and 211 females. As residents' achievement can be considered a His Imperial Majesty order of 11 January 1798: ... To rebuild the wooden Prophet Elijah Church with an assignment of various possessions of the village ... In 1799 the Holy Synod also issued the relevant decree. In 1801 Syrenets peasants were allowed to build a stone church instead of a wooden one. The consecration of the church took place in 1808. The church with an altar was approximately 19 meters in length and 12 meters in width. In 1799 the Holy Synod also issued the relevant decree. In 1801 Syrenets peasants were allowed to build a stone church instead of a wooden one. The consecration of the church took place in 1808. The church with an altar was approximately 19 meters in length and 12 meters in width. In 1799 the Holy Synod also issued the relevant decree. In 1801 Syrenets peasants were allowed to build a stone church instead of a wooden one. The consecration of the church took place in 1808. The church with an altar was approximately 19 meters in length and 12 meters in width. At that time, it was the only rural Orthodox Church on the Estland territory. In 1803 a parish was planned, it consisted of the following human settlements (the modern names are put in brackets): Syrenets (Vasknarva), Jamy villages (Jama), Ovsovo (Agusalu), Pühtitsa (Kuremäe), Karol (Karoli), Perevoloki (Perevoloka), Cherna (Mustajõe), Smolnitsi (Smolnitsa), Remennik (Remniku), Obkhon (Karjamaa), Oleshnitsa (Alajoe), Katazna (Katase), Kurgui (Kuru). After 60 years, there was a need for a more spacious church. Its state didn't allow it to expand. The unique plan was arranged by architect Ivan Maas. The building funding was planned through collecting donations. The major finance and organization contribution was made by trustees: churchwarden Ivan Gunyashin, Vasily Zautin, Andrey Abramov, Nikita Tomosov, Nikolay Abramov, Grigory Makhov, Matfey Zhorin, Ivan Makhov. The building started on the 6th of November 1867, and December 1873 is the date of consecration of the central throne. The chapels were consecrated in 1875. February 2nd 1919 was a dark day for the Church. During the church service, the Bolsheviks fired at the church full of the church members. The church suffered from the attack, but in 1923 thanks to the treasury and voluntary donations it was reconstructed. Because of lack of money the damaged church bells were replaced and repaired after 15 years. Then in July 1941 the church suffered from German artillery attack, and in 1944 was destroyed by Soviet power actions. Priest Vasily Borin, known for his wisdom, after 30 years of destruction of the church, started to reconstruct it. It was the only place in history where the church was recovered in atheistic USSR times. In 2002 on the church territory a nunnery was established. Vasknarva was and remains an Orthodox village. People honor the Church and remember what their ancestors made.

The congregation of Treimani (formerly Dreimanni) stems from the 2/3 of the members of the Heinaste congregation who stayed on the territory of the Republic of Estonia in 1920, while the remaining third of the Estonians of the congregation resided on the territory of the Republic of Latvia. As the congregation did not have their own church, they first rented rooms for their religious services. The topic of building a chapel first came to be discussed at the congregation council meeting at Silla building in Orajoe on May 7, 1933. In order to raise the financial means, fundraisers, dances and tea parties were organized in Jarve and Lapite sheds and also in Orajoe, Moisakula. By October 1933, there were enough funds to begin the construction of the church chapel. The foundation was ready in 1934. On August 5, 1936, the Parnu county government issued a building permit to the council of the Dreimanni Apostolic Orthodox congregation for the construction of the cemetery chapel based on the project authorised by the Construction Supervision Inspector of the Ministry of Transport on July 30, 1935. The completed exterior works of the church-chapel were accepted by the land engineer of Parnu on April 26, 1940. The interior was completed by July 1, 1940. Religious regalia and other objects for decorating the chapel were received as a gift from the evacuated church in Paldiski. By order of the Most Reverend Metropolitan, the former iconostasis of Nomme church was sent to the congregation of Dreimanni. The church was opened at 8 o'clock on August 4, 1940 with the morning service, with the sacraments of confession and the blessing of waters by Reverend Father V. Grunberg. The chapel was consecrated by Metropolite Aleksander. The religious and spiritual needs of the orthodox Estonians of the congregation were met by the priests of Haademeeste - at first by Archpriest Peeter Saar, since January 1940 by Priest Joann Kukk (deported to Russia in July 1945, returned in 1956), and from July 1945 to November 30, 1952 by Archpriest Joann Tamm. Since December 1952, the Treimani congregation was led by Archpriest Vassili Vainloo and at present it is led by Priest Ardolion Keskkula. 

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