The village of Polonky on the Udai River is located 25 kilometers southeast of Pryluky.
Known since 1666. According to the legend, the name is related to the Ukrainian word "opolonky", because the inhabitants cut many holes for fishing in the river in winter.
Saint Michael's Church, built in 1779 at the expense of the priest's son Oleksandr Shil, has been preserved. There is a holy spring near the temple.
Село Полонки на річці Удай розташоване в 25 кілометрах на південний схід від Прилук.
Відоме з 1666 року. За легендою, назва пов'язана з українським словом "ополонки", оскільки жителі взимку рубали безліч лунок для лову риби в річці.
Збереглася Свято-Михайлівська церква, збудована в 1779 році коштом сина священика Олександра Шила. Поблизу храму є святе джерело.
Saint Michael's Church
Temple , Architecture
Saint Michael's Church in Polonky was built in 1777-1779 (according to another version in 1720) at the expense of Oleksandr Shylo, the priest's son.
The influence of the wooden folk architecture of Left Bank Ukraine is very noticeable in the architecture. Initially, the temple was single-domed, then two heads were added to it above the side chambers and stucco molding was added on the facades.
This is one of the most distinctive churches of the Ukrainian Baroque era in Chernihiv Region. The relics of Saint. Dimitry, Metropolitan of Rostov, are preserved in the Saint Michael's Church. Next to the temple is a holy spring, the water from which is attributed healing properties.
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