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General information about Veleten

The village of Veleten is located 40 kilometers south of Kharkiv. It was formed in 1959 near the Pershotravneve railway station, where the Saviour's Hermitage was located before the Second World War - the Church of Christ the Savior and the chapel of the Not-Made Savior with a complex of monastic buildings.

Until 2024, the village was called Pershotravneve. In 2024, in accordance with the requirements of the law of Ukraine "On condemnation and prohibition of propaganda of Russian imperial policy in Ukraine and decolonization of toponymy", the village of Pershotravneve was renamed Veleten.

The Saviour's Hermitage was founded in 1888 after the disaster of the royal train, when the royal ...

The Saviour's Hermitage was founded in 1888 after the disaster of the royal train, when the royal family led by Emperor Oleksandr III was miraculously saved. During the Second World War, the church was blown up, the chapel was damaged.

In 2003, the station returned its historical name - Spasiv Skyt.

The Chapel of the Savior Not Made by Hands has been reconstructed.

Село Велетень знаходиться в 40 кілометрах на південь від Харкова. Утворене в 1959 році при залізничній станції Першотравнева, де до Другої світової війни знаходився Спасів скит - храм Христа Спасителя і каплиця Нерукотворного Спаса з комплексом монастирських споруд.

До 2024 року село мало назву Першотравневе. В 2024 році відповідно до вимог закону України "Про засудження та заборону пропаганди російської імперської політики в Україні і деколонізацію топонімії" село Першотравневе було перейменоване на Велетень.

Спасів скит був заснований в 1888 році після катастрофи царського потяга, коли царська родина на чолі з імператором Олександром III була чудесним чином врятована. Під час Другої світової ...

В 2003 році станції повернули історичну назву - Спасів Скит.

Каплиця Нерукотворного Спаса реконструйована.

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Saviour's Hermitage

Temple , Architecture

The Chapel of the Immaculate Savior was built on the spot where, in 1888, a train carrying Russian Emperor Oleksandr III and his family derailed near the Borky station.

Many people died in the disaster, but the emperor, who was in the carriage, was miraculously unharmed, as well as members of his family. The Saviour's hermitage was founded in memory of this event.

According to the project of academician of architecture Marfeld, the Cathedral of Christ the Savior and the Chapel of the Savior Not Made by Hands were built. A hospital and a home for elderly railway workers, a school, and a library operated at the hermitage.

During the Second World War, the temple was blown up, and the chapel was badly damaged. Only in 2003 was the restoration of the chapel carried out, and the stations returned their historical name.