Saint John of Suchavsky Church, Vyzhenka

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The wooden church of Saint John Suchavskyi is located on a low hill in the center of Vyzhenka. It was built in 1792 and consecrated in honor of the most revered saint in Bukovyna.

According to legend, in ancient times there was a chapel here, dedicated to the victory of the Bukovyna residents over the hordes of Khan Batiy. The three-log temple of the transitional type from "house" to "dome" is recognized as a masterpiece of the Bukovyna school of wooden architecture and is protected by the state as an architectural monument of national importance.

In the 19th and 20th centuries, the church of John Suchavsky underwent reconstruction: small rooms were added to the apse and nave, and the roof was raised. During the last restoration, the shingle roof was repl ...

The wooden church of Saint John Suchavskyi is located on a low hill in the center of Vyzhenka. It was built in 1792 and consecrated in honor of the most revered saint in Bukovyna.

According to legend, in ancient times there was a chapel here, dedicated to the victory of the Bukovyna residents over the hordes of Khan Batiy. The three-log temple of the transitional type from "house" to "dome" is recognized as a masterpiece of the Bukovyna school of wooden architecture and is protected by the state as an architectural monument of national importance.

In the 19th and 20th centuries, the church of John Suchavsky underwent reconstruction: small rooms were added to the apse and nave, and the roof was raised. During the last restoration, the shingle roof was replaced with a metal one, as a result of which the temple partially lost its authentic appearance.

Дерев'яна церква святого Іоанна Сучавського розташована на невисокому пагорбі в центрі Виженки. Збудована в 1792 році і освячена на честь найшанованішого на Буковині святого.

За легендою, в давнину тут стояла каплиця, присвячена перемозі буковинців над ордами хана Батия. Тризрубний храм перехідного типу від "хатного" до "купольного" визнано шедевром буковинської школи дерев'яної архітектури та охороняється державою як пам'ятка архітектури національного значення.

У ХІХ-ХХ століттях церква Іоанна Сучавського піддавалася перебудовам: прибудовано невеликі приміщення до апсиди та бабинця, піднято дах. Під час останньої реставрації гонтовий дах було замінено на металевий, внаслідок чого храм частково втратив автентичний вигляд.

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9/3/2024

Categories Temple, Architecture
Date of foundation 1792
Address Holovna Street, 182

Vyzhenka

Coordinates 48.2256° N, 25.171727° E Copy icon Coordinates copied
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