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Church of the Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary

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Church of the Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Vovkiv village, Lviv district
Location:
Vovkiv village
Region:
Lviv region
Church type:
Wooden church
Build period:
1st half of the 18th century
Architect:
  • unknown
Iconostasis:
2-nd half of the 18th century
Wall painting:
1st half of the 20th century
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Church of the Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Vovkiv village, Lviv district
Abstract:

The wooden church of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary was built in 1702 by priest Dmytro Lozynskyi, the founder of the church is recorded as Yakiv Ostapets (inscription on the western doorstep). The church is of the three-domed type with one dome over the nave, good in proportions. The interior of the church has icons of different times. The oldest is the central icon of the Prayer rite from the second half of the 17th century, which is now in the iconostasis. The icons of the two apostles and the icon of the Coronation of the Virgin Mary and the royal gate date back to the early 1760s. One of the oldest icons of the church is also the Entry of the Virgin Mary into the church, which is sometimes attributed to the legacy of Fedir Senkovych (1600-1620s), but this icon has been completely redrawn. The church in Vovk, despite its picturesque architecture, is also famous for the fact that it was served by a prominent Ukrainian public figure, Fr. Mykola Ustianovych. There is a memorial museum of the Ustianovych family in the village.

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