Little things make big things happen. On a small hill, in a quiet corner of a small town Rohatyn lies one of the oldest wooden churches in Ukraine — the Church of the Holy Spirit (1598). Inside the church one may see an iconostasis — a masterpiece of Ukrainian art of the 17th c. Initially, the church was built without using nails.The iconostasis was made in the 1648-1650s at the expense of the Rohatyn Brothers community. Subtle carvings of the iconostasis in harmony with the paintings fill the space of the temple with divine beauty. Once the Rohatyn Nativity Church was reinforced with stone, it was adorned with an even more majestic iconostasis, out of which only two icons have remained. Currently they are stored at the National Museum in Lviv. Given the size of these icons, the iconostasis was to be the largest of all known Ukrainian Renaissance iconostases. There is also a coin which is dedicated to an outstanding example of Ukrainian wooden temples of old types - the Holy Spirit Church in Rohatyn (1598). Its iconostasis now being in a good state of preservation has extraordinarily high artistic value. The temple is a monument that has immortalized the talent of masters from Halychyna for architecture, carving and icon painting. Lots of other fascinating stories about the town of Rohatyn! Stay tuned, well keep uncovering those ;) #MustSeePlaces_inUkraine #Ukraine #tours #Rohatyn #HolySpiritChurch
Posted on: Wed, 01 Oct 2014 19:00:01 +0000