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GPS (LAT, LONG) :  50.06208796,
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Church name:

Church of the Nativity of the Mother of God

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Church of the Nativity of the Mother of God, Zhovkva town, Lviv district
Location:
Zhovkva town
Region:
Lviv region
Church type:
Wooden church
Build period:
1st half of the 18th century
Architect:
  • unknown
Iconostasis:
1st half of the 18th century
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Description:
Church of the Nativity of the Mother of God, Zhovkva town, Lviv district
Abstract:

The wooden one-tier church was built in 1705 by the efforts of a parish priest Yosyf Kyshnytskyi and his wife. The church has harmonious proportions, a high top above the nave. The interior is decorated with a high iconostasis, the structure and icons of which are made in the tradition of the Zhovkva school. The six tiers of the iconostasis are completed by the grandiose Crucifixion with attendants. Three icons of this iconostasis were painted in 1708, one in 1710, others in 1730, one in 1846. The author of the oldest icons is a Zhovkva master Tom Styslovych, whose work is marked by the strong influence of his older colleague, the famous icon painter Ivan Rutkovych. The icons of 1730 were painted in an expressive baroque style by a professional anonymous master of the Zhovkva school.

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