Construction history of St. Kyrik and Iulita chapel in Zaonezhje village of Vorob’i

The construction history of the St. Kyrik and Iulita chapel in Zaonezh’e village Vorob’i was studied by the method of complex chronological attribution. The time of the chapel’s erection was determined by the full-scale survey integrating data on the separate parts of the building and by the use of architectural-structural indicators employed for the study of churches and chapels located on the territory of Karelia. The archival data of the 1940-1980s were taken into account. Dendrochronological analysis based on the local scale “Zaonezh’e”, developed by the authors, enabled correction of the data concerning erection of the church. Three parts of the structure - the chapel itself, an annex (a refectory), and a passage with a belfry were built at the same time, in the second half of the 1860s. The framework of the barn, dating back to the 1760 was used for the chapel’s construction. The outer paneling of the chapel and the porch walls, the prayer room, and the refectory were not identified as structures with a separate construction period due to the lack of necessary evidence. Typological features of the chapel, which were archaic for the time of its erection, were revealed. They are: the chapel’s outline with the varible width of its structural parts, a refectory of an asymmetric width, paired corner columns of the belfry, a porch with an upper stand placed on cantilevers, and an upward slant of the bell tower walls.