The beautiful wooden churches in the Carpathian region of Ukraine

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In almost every village of the Carpathian mountains you can see the beautiful wooden churches. These churches are frequently built in the Gothic style, they are often man-made delights and architectural monuments of Carpathia. Some of these beautiful churches also on the UNESCO Heritage list.
 
Old wooden-church in Dora village ( Yaremcha district. Western Ukraine )

In Dora Village there is one of the oldest monuments of Hutsul architecture - the wooden church of 17th century.
In the church there is an unusual oval shaped iconostasis. The icons on the iconostasis are pokerwork and are partially decorated with flat relief carvings.
The church is connected with the monastery of the monks of the Studite Brethren which belong to the Univ Holy Dormition Lavra.
 
The wooden church in Vorokhta.

The wooden church in Vorokhta ( nice town on the mountains area) is also the monument of architecture of the XVII century. Like many other buildings of the time, it was built without a single nail.
 
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The wooden church in Vorokhta.

The wooden church in Vorokhta ( nice town on the mountains area) is also the monument of architecture of the XVII century. Like many other buildings of the time, it was built without a single nail.
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Amazing! God Bless, Memaw
 
Beautiful! What denomination are they? Can you post some pictures of the interiors? It looks like they would be very dark inside. I don’t see a lot of windows. They must use a lot of candles in there.
 
Ukrainian Hutsuls are not only Greek-Catholics , there are also many Orthodox Christians.
And the Hutsuls themselves live in several countries in the Carpathian region.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hutsuls
I think that Hutsuls ( the mountains people/the highlanders) also have their own characteristics distinctive from the rest.
The Ukrainian Carpathia gave to Ukraine a lot of talented individuals; priests, state-builders, thinkers-ideologues, poets, writers, artists, and healers.
Ukrainian Byzantine Catholic Church, which the Ukrainian Hutsuls largely confess, historically played important role in the state-creative(state-building) processes.
And if you know from the history about the brave attempts for an independent state in the last century, which eventually bore fruit, after the official proclamation of Ukrainian independence.
The religious scholars in Ukraine give a special attention to the study of Hutsul spirituality, mythology, traditions and rituals of the calendar.
For example , the traditional Christian songs and rituals during Christmas and Easter are slightly different from those of the lower reaches of the Carpathian region.
And of course there are many other interesting features.
When my mother for the first time visited the service at the Greek Catholics, it seemed for her that the coming of the Lord is coming.
 
Michael Church. In the village Komarno, Lviv region.
(Mykhailivska Tserkva)
 
Thanks for sharing the pics, the churches look nice. I like the iconostas pics.

Do the other churches have icons all over theirs walls?

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keefa bar morun
 
The beautiful wooden churches in the Carpathian region of Ukraine
 
I don’t want to even know what you go through to preserve a wooden church like that, or if it’s even possible. To do you eventually reconstruct it?
 
“I was awed by the beautiful modern architecture of a Catholic Church and came to believe in God and became a Catholic”. No one ever said. 😃

Pax Christi
 
The Churches of Ukrainian part of Maramuresh. Zakarpattia region.
 
TK421 said:
I don’t want to even know what you go through to preserve a wooden church like that, or if it’s even possible. To do you eventually reconstruct it?
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I don’t know what goes into preservation of these beautiful temples, but they are certainly worth saving. My pastor used to serve in one of those churches and he has told me that they are incredibly cold in the winter. So cold that he used to boil water for the Eucharist at home, then put it in a thermos to carry to the church. It was the only way to ensure that the water did not freeze before he needed it. It makes me appreciate what our ancestors suffered through.
 
Yes and the most touching picture is when you see the old people who get on a stick to the Church.
For them, Sunday is a huge celebration, full of joy and awe, even if you have to stand during the service, and even if you have to travel in rain or slush or through the mountains.
Sometimes older people have in this respect a great example for Christian youth.
 
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