Nativity of John the Baptist Church, Kosiv

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The wooden Orthodox Church of the Nativity of John the Baptist was built in Kosiv in 1912 in the Hutsul style.

It is located in a cemetery where many interesting crypts and tombstones have been preserved. Until the 18th century, there was an ancient monastery with the Church of Saint Nicholas on this place.

The current Church of the Nativity of John the Baptist is known for the fact that in 1990, Patriarch Volodymyr (Romanyuk), who is buried near Sophia of Kyiv, was ordained as a monk.

Дерев'яна православна церква Різдва Іоанна Хрестителя збудована ву Косові у 1912 році в гуцульському стилі.

Розташована на цвинтарі, де збереглося чимало цікавих склепів та надгробків. До XVIII сторіччя на цьому місці був давній монастир із храмом Святого Миколая.

Нинішня церква Різдва Іоанна Хрестителя відома тим, що у ній у 1990 році прийняв постриг у чернецтво патріарх Володимир (Романюк), який похований біля Софії Київської.

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8/13/2024

Categories Temple, Architecture
Date of foundation 1912
Address Mykoly Lysenka Street

Kosiv

Coordinates 48.317401° N, 25.085022° E Copy icon Coordinates copied
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