Saint Nicholas Church, Kiliia

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General information about Saint Nicholas Church (Kiliia)

The unique semi-underground Saint Nicholas Church in Kiliia was founded in 1485, at the beginning of the period of Turkish rule on the Danube.

The Turks did not forbid the Orthodox to build churches, but they demanded that Orthodox churches not exceed the height of a mosque (according to another version, a janissary on a horse). In order for the building to retain its functionality, the builders had to sink it into the ground by more than 2 meters.

The church acquired its current appearance in 1891, when a high bell tower was added to it.

Унікальна напівпідземна Свято-Миколаївська церква в Кілії заснована в 1485 році, на початку періоду турецького панування на Дунаї.

Турки не забороняли православним будувати церкви, проте вимагали, щоб православні храми не перевищували за висотою мечеті (за іншою версією – яничар на коні). Щоб будівля зберегла функціональність, будівельникам довелося заглибити її в землю більш ніж на 2 метри.

Нинішнього вигляду храм набув у 1891 році, коли до нього прибудували високу дзвіницю.

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3/26/2024

Categories Temple, Architecture
Date of foundation 1485-1891
Address Dunayska Street, 4

Kiliia

Coordinates 45.43888889° N, 29.26416667° E Copy icon Coordinates copied
Phone +380 50 672 3710,
Email sv-nikolhram@ukr.net
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