Bozhedomka

The place in the area of modern Svobody, Lisitsyn and Rybinskaya streets used to be called Bozhedomka. In the XVII century it was the outskirts of the city. The Church of the Vladimir Mother of God still stands here.

As you know, suicides and drowned people are buried behind the church fence. But few people know that according to the rules, this should not be done immediately — there is a special ritual of prayers. That is, a suicide will not get to heaven in any way, but the Orthodox still consider it mandatory to put in a good word for him before the Lord. And sometimes, after midnight, shadows, all sorts of phosphorescent lights, blue sparks, rush around it. The local priest says so directly — these are sinful souls who cannot rest in peace in any way...