The village of Bancheny is located 20 kilometers southeast of Chernivtsi.
In 1994, the Holy Ascension Bancheny Monastery was founded here, and in 2011, the Holy Trinity Cathedral was built - one of the largest Orthodox churches in Ukraine.
Село Банчени розташоване в 20 кілометрах на південний схід від Чернівців.
В 1994 році тут було засновано Свято-Вознесенський Банченський чоловічий монастир, при якому в 2011 році збудовано Свято-Троїцький собор - один з найбільших православних храмів України.
Holy Ascension Bancheny Monastery
Temple
The Holy Ascension Bancheny Monastery is located in the forest between the village of Bancheny and the city of Hertsa.
The foundation stone of the monastery was laid in 1994, and it opened two years later. The complex includes the Church of the Ascension of the Lord, the Church of the Intercession of the Most Holy Theotokos and the underground temple of Saint Serhiy Radonezky, two fraternal buildings, the abbot's house, two hotels for parishioners, the Holy Transfiguration Hermitage with the Church of the Transfiguration, utility rooms.
In 2011, the construction of the Holy Trinity Cathedral - one of the largest Orthodox churches in Ukraine - was completed. Its baths can be seen from the highway at the entrance to Chernivtsi from Kamyanets-Podilskyi.
The monastery belongs to the UOC of the Moscow Patriarchate. Since the majority of the brothers are Romanians, the service is mainly conducted in the Romanian language.
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