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Church of Saints Borys and Hlib
Church of Saints Borys and Hlib in Pereyaslav was built in the early XIX century on the site where in 1015 by order of Svyatopolk Okayannyi was killed Prince Borys, son of Volodymyr the Baptist, who became one of the first Rus saints.
The first shrine at the confluence of the Alta and Trubizh was erected by the will of Prince Volodymyr Monomakh. In 1125, according to the chronicles, Monomakh died "near his favorite church built on the Alta, seventy-two years from birth." After some time Borys and Hlib Church was destroyed by the Polovtsians, but in 1806-1839 it was rebuilt in the style of classicism.
Architectural monument of national importance. The main shrine is a stone cross that pours myrrh, made in 1664 by the folk craftsman Kharko Bespaly. In fact, the ...
Last update
1/19/2025
Categories | Temple, Architecture |
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Date of foundation | 1806-1839 |
Address |
Ostapa Vyshny Street (Borysivka microdistrict)
Pereyaslav |
Coordinates |
50.09185° N, 31.41155° E
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Phone | +380 95 345 6352, |
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