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Seven unusual churches in Ukraine

Семь необычных храмов в УкраинеA delightful churches located in large cities and small villages.

We will talk about unusual churches from different parts of Ukraine.

The Church Of St. Mark

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Семь необычных храмов в Украине

One of the lesser-known temples of the early Baroque is not far from the Polish border in the village Varai, Sokal district, Lviv region. The Church was erected in the years 1688-1693 under the project of Wojciech Lenartowicz. A great contribution to the monastery complex made by a Polish magnate Marek Matczynski. He founded the Church for the Catholic monastic orders, who was involved in the training and education of youth.

The Church is constructed of brick, has a Baroque roof. With two sides from the temple is a two-level tower with vertical ledges. In the eighteenth century the Church suffered from the fire, but was soon restored. According to one legend, the Church can be accessed via an underground passage.

The side facades of the temple is a stepped composition, adding a building of magnificence. Inside the Church the ceiling is covered with the remains of frescoes of the second half of the eighteenth century. To the present day, preserved frescoes 1810, made by Stanislav Stroinski. Despite the fact that the temple is included in the register of monuments of national importance, the Shrine is desolate.


Church Of Santa Clara

Семь необычных храмов в Украине

The temple is located on the shore of a small pond in the village Grodovka Zhytomyr region.

From afar, the Church looks like a fairytale medieval castle surrounded by green areas and tall trees. Currently, the Church belongs to the Roman Catholic order of Discalced Carmelites.

The architecture of the temple harmoniously combines Romanesque and Gothic style. The temple was built in 1912 of red brick and rough stone.

Initiated the construction of the Church resident of Gorodovoi Polish writer E. Ivanovo, and financed the project A. the żmigród. The temple was built in honor of the patroness, the mother of the writer. Church of Santa Clara is considered a monument of architecture of local value.

Church Of The Assumption Of The Blessed Virgin Mary

Семь необычных храмов в Украине

Church of the assumption of the blessed virgin Mary is a religious building erected in the beginning of the twentieth century in Kamenka-Bugskaya of Lviv region. The temple is included in the registry of Ukrainian monuments of local importance. Neogoticky Church fascinates with its size, its huge tower can be seen from afar.

In 1901, the architect Theodor Talovsky has developed an unrivalled project of the Church, but its construction did not start soon, as for the erection of a new Church it was necessary to disassemble the building of the old Church. The construction of the Church was interrupted by world war II, during which the unfinished part of the Church destroyed. The temple was consecrated in 1929.

In the forties, the Soviet government closed the Church. In the 60 years the tower suffered from fire. In the 80-ies the Church was in a poor state and it was handed over to the community of Catholics. The Church was restored on the money of the Roman-Catholic Church and the patrons of Poland. In the 90-ies of Rome was brought to the temple a copy of the icon of Jesus Malatinskeho.

The Church Of St. Anne

Семь необычных храмов в Украине

The Church of St. Anne parish of the Roman Catholic Church in the village of Ozeriany, Borshchiv district, Ternopil region.

The majestic neo-Gothic Church was built in 1875 thanks to the owner of the village Leon Sapieha. Today the temple is considered to be an attractive landmark of the region. In ten years of existence of the temple, there were about two thousand members.

Until the nineteenth century Roman Catholic parish in Ozeryany belonged to the diocese of Kamenetz, after he moved to the subordination of the Lviv Archdiocese.

At one time the Church was managed by missionaries, who established a monastery here. With the final fixing of councils in Western Ukrainian lands, the Church was closed. The property of the Church was kept, and was returned to the walls of the Shrine just at the beginning of 90-ies of the twentieth century, when the Church was returned to Catholics.

Church-pipeline

Семь необычных храмов в Украине

In the early 90-ies of the nineteenth century in the village of Bilche-Zolote in Ternopil region, a Church was erected, the burial-vault of the Sapieha family. Today the temple is considered to be the adornment of the village.

In the crypt was the burial of Leon Sapieha and his daughter Isabella. In 50-ies of the last century, their remains were reburied in the village cemetery. The building is compact, majestic and forbidding at the same time.

Small but cozy Church resembles a chapel. Small and neat fence, large elongated mullioned Windows, a slate roof and several family coats of arms of the Sapieha family. Not so long ago the Church was restored. From time to time, the Greek Catholics, sent him to God’s service.

The Church Of St. Elizabeth

Семь необычных храмов в Украине

The Gothic Church in the city of Khust was erected thirteenth century. In the fifteenth century, the religious building was rebuilt and surrounded it with defensive walls.

In 1524, the inhabitants of the village accepted the Protestant faith, thus, the Church became reformed. The complex shape of the Church tower and bell tower with a massive vertical structures. In the interior of the temple stands the pointed arch and elongated, typical of the Gothic window.

The Church walls are decorated by a fresco with the image of the canonized Hungarian kings.

The Church Of St. Nicholas

Семь необычных храмов в Украине

Church. Nicholas from Vyzhnyany built in the year 1400.

The temple was restored and updated in 1651 and 1750 years. Today the architectural style of this building is a combination of architectural forms of 15-17 centuries. The monument refers to the works of Galician architectural school.

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Currently the Church is closed, although access to it to perhaps taking in the infirmary of the village the key to the temple. The building needs restoration.

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