Descent of the Holy Spirit Church

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Potelych-Tserkva of the Descent of the Holy Spirit
UNESCO World Heritage Site
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Location Potelych, Lviv Raion, Lviv Oblast, Ukraine
Part of Wooden Tserkvas of the Carpathian Region in Poland and Ukraine
Reference 1424-008
Inscription2013 (37th Session)
Area0.19 ha (0.47 acres)
Buffer zone1.1 ha (2.7 acres)
Coordinates 50°12′31″N23°33′3″E / 50.20861°N 23.55083°E / 50.20861; 23.55083
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Location of Descent of the Holy Spirit Church in Lviv Oblast
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Descent of the Holy Spirit Church (Ukraine)

Wooden Descent of the Holy Spirit Church was built in suburb of Potelych, Ukraine in 1502 on the place of a church that was burned down by Tatars. It is the oldest wooden church in Lviv Oblast. The church was visited by Bohdan Khmelnytsky. [1]

The structure consists of three wooden naves and a brick sacristy.

On June 21, 2013, on the 37th Session of the UNESCO World Heritage Committee in Cambodia the Holy Trinity Church was added to the UNESCO World Heritage List among 16 wooden tserkvas of Carpathian Region in Poland and Ukraine. [2] [3]

See also

References

  1. "Wooden Churches of Ukraine". authenticukraine.com.ua. Retrieved 2022-05-25.
  2. Карпатські церкви стали спадщиною ЮНЕСКО // Українська правда / Історична правда. - Неділя, 23 червня 2013
  3. "Wooden Tserkvas of the Carpathian Region in Poland and Ukraine".