Saints Borys and Hlib Church, Shumliany explained

Building Name:Saints Borys and Hlib church
Native Name:Церква Святих Мучеників Бориса і Гліба
Location:Shumliany, Saranchuky rural hromada, Ternopil Raion, Ternopil Oblast, Ukraine
Geo:49.2885°N 24.8738°W
Native Name Lang:uk
Religious Affiliation:Orthodox Church of Ukraine
Year Completed:1711

Saints Borys and Hlib Church (Ukrainian: Церква Святих Мучеників Бориса і Гліба) is a parish of the same name of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church in Shumliany, Saranchuky rural hromada, Ternopil Raion, Ternopil Oblast, Ukraine. It is an architectural monument of national importance.[1]

History

An old oak church is located on top of a hill in the village of Shumliany. Numbers carved into the rafters indicate that the construction lasted from 1696 to 1711. Legends say that there was a monastery near the village at that time. Not far away in the forest there is a "Priest's Well". The stone cross near the church is a tombstone to Mrs. Shumlianska, the mother of Lviv Bishop Yosyf Shumlyansky.[2]

Near the cross in the churchyard is a statue of the Mother of God, built in 1924. Church rituals are performed there, such as: the blessing of water, the blessing on Easter, and the blessing of vegetables on Savior's Day, while young people lead round dances and sing haiivky. There is a custom in the village to light fires near the church at night on Good Friday.

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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 from 20 October 2021 r
  2. с. Шумляни. Храм святих мучеників Бориса і Гліба, Храми Української Православної Церкви Київського патріархату. Тернопільщина, Автор концепції Куневич Б.; головний редактор Буяк Я.; фото: Снітовський О., Крочак І., Кислинський Е., Бурдяк В., Тернопіль : ТОВ «Новий колір», 2012, S. 276.: іл., ISBN 978-966-2061-24-6.