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Rukomysh Caves

Historic area , Temple , Natural object

The cult complex in the village of Rukomysh arose around the cave temple of the Holy Sepulchre, founded in the 13th century by Kyiv monks who came here after the destruction of the Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra.

The basis for the temple was a natural cave in the travertine rock, which was further expanded. Next to the temple there are several smaller grottoes-cells, cut out of the rock by hand.

Later, the monks moved to Buchach, where they founded a new monastery, and only a few elders remained in Rukomysh.

In 1768, the Saint Onuphrius Church was built at the foot of the rock. It houses a unique wooden sculpture of Saint Onuphrius by the outstanding sculptor Ivan Heorhiy Pinzel, discovered here by chance.

The complex also includes a pool for sanctifying water and a Stations of the Cross with several chapels.

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