Church of Saint Michael and Saint Fedor
The Church of Saint Michael and Saint Fedor (Ukrainian: Церква Михаїла і Федора, romanized: Tserkva Mykhaila i Fedora) is an architectural monument of local importance, the only temple in Ukraine consecrated in honor of Prince Michael of Chernigov and his boyar Fedor in Chernihiv.[1][2][3][4]
| Church of Saint Michael and Saint Fedor | |
|---|---|
Церква Михаїла і Федора | |
Church of Saint Michael and Saint Fedor in Chernihiv | |
| 51°29′54″N 31°18′34″E / 51.49833°N 31.30944°E | |
| Location | Hetmana Polubotka St, 40/2 Chernihiv, Chernihiv Oblast 14030 |
| Country | Ukraine |
| Denomination | Eastern Orthodox Church |
| History | |
| Status | Chapel |
| Architecture | |
| Functional status | Active |
| Architectural type | Byzantine Revival architecture |
| Years built | 1801 |
| Completed | 1806 |
| Administration | |
| Archdiocese | Chernihiv |
| Diocese | Chernihiv diocese of the OCU |
History edit
By the decision of the executive committee of the Chernihiv Regional Council of People's Deputies of Workers dated March 26, 1984, No. 118, the status of a local architectural monument with security No. 13-Chg was assigned the title of the Complex of buildings of the hospital (former theological seminary), which includes the Complex of buildings of the hospital (former theological seminary) with security No. 13/1-Chg and the Church of Michael and Fedor with security number 13/2-Chg.
By order of the Department of Culture and Tourism, Nationalities and Religions of the Chernihiv Regional State Administration dated November 12, 2015 No. 254, the name for the monument was adopted - the Complex of Buildings of the Chernihiv Theological Seminary.
It has its own “monument territory” (The complex of buildings of the theological seminary, including the seminary itself and the church of Michael and Theodore) and is located in the “complex security zone of monuments of the historical center of the city”, according to the rules for building and using the territory. There is an information board at the temple.[5]
Description edit
The construction of the temple began in 1801 next to the house of Hetman Pavlo Polubotok. But, due to financial difficulties, the construction of the church was completed only in 1806. The consecration of the temple of Michael and Fedor took place in 1808. Since then, the church has been rebuilt several times and changed its appearance accordingly. At first it was built in the style of classicism with baroque elements. In the second half of the 19th century, as a result of reconstruction, the church received a Byzantine appearance.
Stone, plastered, one-domed, three-part (three-frame), cruciform church, with four cuts between the branches of the main volumes. The main cubic domed volume (nave) is adjoined from the east by an apse, rectangular in plan, where the altar is located, and from the west, a babinets (porch) rectangular in plan. The temple is crowned with a dome on an octagonal light drum with eight arch-like windows, which are divided by arcades in the decor. The façade of the main volume of the temple into balustrades, instead of shoulder blades, is divided by pairs of semi-columns, covered by a crowning cornice, and ends with zakomaras. The corners of the auxiliary volumes are accentuated by pairs of semi-columns. The windows are arched, on the main volume above the main windows there are small round windows. During the Soviet period, the temple was closed. The building was returned to the church in the late 1990s. In 2008, a new iconostasis in golden-white colors was created for the temple
See also edit
Gallery edit
References edit
- ^ "Парафія єдиного в Україні храму, освяченого на честь святих мучеників Чернігівських Михаїла і Федора відсвяткувала своє престольне свято". www.cerkva.in.ua. Retrieved 15 March 2022.
- ^ "Церковь Михаила и Федора". www.tripadvisor.ru. Retrieved 15 March 2022.
- ^ "Чернигов. Церковь Михаила и Феодора Черниговских". www.sobory.ru. Retrieved 15 March 2022.
- ^ "Церковь Михаила и Федора". www.doroga.ua. Retrieved 15 March 2022.
- ^ "ЦЕРКВА МИХАЙЛА ТА ФЕДОРА, ЧЕРНІГІВ". www.find-way.com.ua. Retrieved 15 March 2022.
External links edit
- wikimapia.org