Sites religieux en Ukraine

Historic Religious Sites

This collection spans centuries of Ukrainian religious architecture, from UNESCO-listed wooden churches in Rohatyn to the dramatic cave monasteries of Sviatohirsk and Crimea. It includes significant Orthodox cathedrals, late Baroque post-Dominican structures, and fortified Roman Catholic churches. These sites represent diverse spiritual traditions—including Greek Catholic, Reformed, and Orthodox—highlighting the cultural evolution and historical significance of sacred spaces across regions like Lviv, Kyiv, and Poltava.

Historic Religious Sites — Carte

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St. Michael Archangel's Church, Smolnik

St. Michael Archangel's Church in Smolnik - a Gothic, wooden church located in the village of Smolnik from the eighteenth-century, which…

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Cerkva Svatogo Duha

A 16th-century wooden church in Rohatyn, recognized as a UNESCO World Heritage site. It features a remarkably well-preserved iconostasis dating back to 1650.

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Church of St. Nicolas, Sokoliv village, 1773

St. Nicholas's Church is the centerpiece of the Lviv Museum of Folk Architecture and Culture, better known as Shevchenkivskyi Hay.

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Kościół pw. Świętego Mikołaja

A former Greek Catholic church located in Wyżłów, representing the traditional ecclesiastical timber architecture of the region.

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Kościół pw. Świętego Jacka i Matki Bożej Różańcowej

A late Baroque parish church in Horodło. Originally a Dominican complex, this 18th-century structure served as a significant religious center for the local community.

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Zabotinskij Svato-Onufriivskij monastir

An Orthodox men's monastery dedicated to St. Onuphrius, located just east of the center of Zhabotyn.

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Reformatska cerkva

A Reformed church in Khust, also known as the Church of Saint Elizabeth. This historic Gothic-style building serves the local Hungarian Reformed community.

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Pecernij monastir Cilter-Marmara

A medieval Greek Orthodox cave monastery located in western Crimea. The complex is carved directly into the limestone cliffs of the region.

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Kościół św. Mikołaja i Podwyższenia Krzyża Świętego

A Roman Catholic church in Horodło that previously served as a Neo-Uniate church, reflecting the shifting religious landscape of the borderlands.

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Sviatohirsk Cave Monastery

A major Orthodox monastery located on the steep right bank of the Seversky Donets River. The complex includes churches and cave cells carved into chalk cliffs.

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Assumption Cathedral

A Greek Catholic cathedral in Mukachevo, serving as the co-cathedral for the Eparchy of Mukachevo.

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Church of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin

A historic religious site in Mukachevo dedicated to the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary.

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Hram velikomucenika Dimitria Solunskogo

An Orthodox church located in the Zhuliany neighborhood of Kyiv, dedicated to the Great Martyr Demetrius of Thessaloniki.

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Svato-Pokrovskij monastir

An Orthodox monastery situated in the Holosiiv district of Kyiv, historically known as the Holosiiv Hermitage.

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Motroninskij monastir

An Orthodox women's monastery in the Cherkasy region, known for its historical association with the Haidamak rebellion.

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Hram Svatogo Ioana Zolotoustogo

A church in Lviv dedicated to St. John Chrysostom, formerly serving as a Franciscan church and monastery complex.

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Saint Intercession Church

A distinctive nine-domed Orthodox church in the village of Pleshivets, built in the early 20th century in the Ukrainian Baroque style.

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Kostel Svatogo Stanislava

A fortified Roman Catholic parish church in Dunayiv, reflecting the defensive architectural needs of the region during the 15th and 16th centuries.

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Preobrazenskij monastir

A historic monastery in Novhorod-Siverskyi, belonging to the Chernihiv Eparchy and representing the monastic traditions of northern Ukraine.

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Illinska cerkva

A traditional wooden Orthodox church located in the village of Perehonivka within the Poltava region.