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Kharlampiivskyi Monastery, Hamaliivka
Hamaliivka (Kharalampiivskyi) monastery is a monastery-prison, one of the most negative examples of the use of historical and architectural heritage in Ukraine.
Founded in 1702 as a hermitage at the wooden church of Saint Harlampius. In 1713, Hetman of Ukraine Ivan Skoropadskyi issued a charter and allocated funds for the construction of a women's monastery. He was buried right there in the ancestral crypt of the Harlampius church (white stone tombstones have been preserved), and the monastery actually became an ancestral tomb.
In 1735, the construction of the Cathedral of the Nativity of the Virgin was finished, the territory was surrounded by walls with towers and a belfry over the gate, stone cells and farm buildings appeared.
In the 18th century, the monastery ...
Last update
3/14/2025
Categories | Temple, Architecture |
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Date of foundation | 1702 |
Address | Hamaliivka |
Coordinates |
51.843048° N, 33.574223° E
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Phone | +380 54 493 5210, |
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