Church of the Intercession in Chortkiv explained

Building Name:Church of the Intercession, Chortkiv
Ukrainian: Церква Святої Покрови
Location:Chortkiv
Religious Affiliation:Orthodox Church of Ukraine
Coordinates:49.0225°N 25.8008°W
Map Type:Ukraine Ternopil Oblast
Year Completed:1905

Church of the Intercession (Ukrainian: Церква Святої Покрови) is an Orthodox parish church (OCU) in Chortkiv of the Chortkiv urban hromada of the Chortkiv Raion of the Ternopil Oblast, and an architectural monument of local importance.[1]

History

In 1903–1905 the church was built according to the project of Lviv architect Mykola Shashkevych and Chortkiv builder Andrii Drazhnovskyi. The bell tower was also built.[2]

On 14 October 1905, on the feast of the Intercession of the Blessed Virgin, the church was consecrated by the Bishop of Stanyslaviv of the UGCC, Hryhoriy Khomyshyn.

In 1908, a wooden chapel of the Mother of God was built over the spring, which had previously appeared in the churchyard, and in three years a new brick chapel appeared on the site of the wooden one.

In 1996, a 40-meter-high bell tower was built next to the church.

In the summer of 2001, a new spring, called the All-Queen's Spring, was built near the chapel, and on 11 August 2002, the Archbishop's consecration of the All-Queen's Spring took place by the UAOC Primate a huge community of believers. On 24 August 2004, an image of the Mother of God covered with an omophorion appeared above the chapel. Every year on 11 August, a holiday is sent near the source of the All-Queen.

Abbots

Sources

Notes and References

  1. https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/22/Лист_ТОЦОНДПКС_№_326_від_20_жовтня_2021_року.pdf Лист Тернопільського обласного центру охорони та наукових досліджень пам'яток культурної спадщини № 326 od 20.10.2021 r.
  2. м. Чортків.Храм св. Покрови. W: Храми Української Православної Церкви Київського патріархату. Тернопільщина / Автор концепції Б. Куневич; головний редактор Я. Буяк; фото: О. Снітовський, І. Крочак, Е. Кислинський, В. Бурдяк, Тернопіль: ТОВ «Новий колір», 2012., s. 380—381.: іл., ISBN 978-966-2061-24-6.
  3. Хай святиться ім'я Твоє. Церква Покрови Святої Богородиці, Таємниці скарбів Садовських (Сторінками історії Чорткова (1772—1918 рр.). Книга друга, П. С. Федоришин., Тернопіль : Підручники і посібники, 2021, s. 5—22, ISBN 978-966-07-3848-5.