Church of the Resurrection, Poliany

Church of the Resurrection () is an Orthodox parish church (OCU) in Poliany of the Pomoriany settlement hromada, Zolochiv Raion, Lviv Oblast. An architectural monument of local importance. It is the only wooden church with paintings by Modest Sosenko.

History

In 1903, a wooden church was built by architect Vasyl Nahirnyi on the site of an ancient wooden church built in 1675.

In 1911–1913, the church was painted by the artist Modest Sosenko together with Iryna Shukhevych and Yulian Butsmaniuk.

In 1927 the bell tower was built.

Number of parishioners: 1832 – 389, 1844 – 421, 1854 – 580, 1864 – 629, 1874 – 655, 1884 – 721, 1894 – 836, 1904 – 965, 1914 – 1.084, 1924 – 982, 1936 – 932.

Priests

• at. Sylvester Bohaievskyi ([1832]–1836, administrator),
• at. unknown (1836–1848)
• at. Ivan Rudnytskyi (1848–1868+),
• at. Narkyzii Yankevych (1868–1884),
• at. Teofil Petrovskyi (1884–1886, administrator; 1886-1922+),
• at. Teodor Bula (1917–[1918], administrator),
• at. Andrii Khlystun (1922–1924),
• at. Mykola Rytsar (1924–1942+),
• at. Vasyl Kvit (1942–[1944]),
• at. Stepan Zhyhalo,
• at. Mykhailo Liakhovych,
• at. Nazar Chornyi – now.

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