Saint Nicholas Church, Chesnyky

Saint Nicholas Church () is an architectural monument of national importance in Chesnyky in Ivano-Frankivsk Raion, Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast.

History

The church belonged to the Rohatyn deanery. It was built in the 14th–15th centuries. During World War I, despite the fighting, the village suffered minimal losses—only one house was burned down by a grenade. The church bells were successfully hidden from the Russian army.

The church has three naves and is covered with three domes. Its unusual monumentality was emphasized by the addition of large buttresses in the 19th century. The ascetic smooth walls, low entrances, and narrow loophole windows, together with the stone wall and the remains of the rampart, testify to the defensive function of the temple as a fortress against the Tatars. The massive walls are complemented by an archaic shingled roof. The church was active until 1912. Inside, remnants of the carved interior have been preserved, part of which has been transferred to museums.

Priests

• Teodor Bachynskyi (-1831+, administrator)
• Illia Chizolskyi ([1832])
• Oleksandr Tefikhovskyi (1835–1836)
• Deziderii Hrychanskyi (1836–1838, administrator)
• Ivan Sorobura (1838–1840)
• Petro Medvedkyi (1840–1901+)
• Mykola Liubynetskyi (1901–1918; 1884–1901, employee)
• Yakiv Zaiats (1918–1919+)
• Yevhen Vytoshynskyi (1921–1935+)
• Mykhailo Blozovskyi (1935–1941)
• Toma Baryliak (1940–[1944], employee)
• Oleksii Baziuk (1941–1944+)

Gallery

References

Bibliography

• Откович Т. Церква Святого Архангела Михаїла XIV-XVI ст. в селі Чесники // Бюлетень Львівського філіалу Національного науково-дослідного реставраційного центру України. — Львів, 2007. — № 1 (9). — С. 86-90.