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CHURCH DOCUMENTS AS IMPORTANT SOURCES OF GENEALOGY

The article concerns the representation of the Orthodox Church main documents, which are the basis for genealogical research.
The main stages of informational and structural formation of these types of documents on the basis of archival materials, legislative acts, and scientific literature are studied. The paper also outlines the type of information that can be obtained by researchers in order to recreate family stories.
It has been established that owing to the sufficient attention that has always been paid by authorities to the preservation of church documents, we still have the opportunity to use such important sources of information.
Keywords: document, church, genealogy, storage.