Saint Nicholas Church, Berezhany (wooden)
| Saint Nicholas Church | |
|---|---|
Церква Святого Миколая | |
| Location | |
| Location | Berezhany |
Shown within Ternopil Oblast | |
| Coordinates | 49°26′08.9″N 24°56′31.2″E / 49.435806°N 24.942000°E |
| Architecture | |
| Completed | 1691 |
Saint Nicholas Church (Ukrainian: Церква Святого Миколая) is a wooden church in Berezhany, Ternopil Oblast, and an architectural monument of national importance.[1] It is located in Adamivka, in the southern part of the city. The monument is a striking example of the architectural works of the Galician school of wooden architecture.
Built in 1691. In 1827, the church was renovated by builder Kis Dan[ylo?], as evidenced by an inscription on the northern wall of the log structure.[2]
Architecture
The building is wooden, three-log, one-story. In terms of layout, it consists of a square nave, a narthex, and a pentagonal apse. The nave is taller and larger than the others. A wide porch is built on pillars with struts and curved brackets with a large overhang.
Inside, the walls of the nave transition into a high hall, and then, with the help of a flat bottom, are converted into a light octagon, which is supported by a closed log structure covered with a ceiling. The walls of the hall are reinforced with beams. The apse and narthex are covered with chopped segmental arches. The narthex opens into the nave with a high opening with a box-shaped arch, has a choir in the western part, and is illuminated by two small rectangular windows.
The log structures are not clad, which allows one to observe construction techniques characteristic of folk architecture, such as types of locks, vertical compressions, ties, figured crowns, etc.
Iconostasis
Most likely, in the mid-18th century, the author of the carvings on the royal gates, some columns, the ark, the figures on it, and the frames of the side altar icons was a master from Zhovkva named Ihnatii Stobenskyi.
It is believed that the icons were created by Vasyl Petranovych together with his assistant Stanislav Otoselskyi, who also created icons for a similar iconostasis in the deanery St. Nicholas Church in Buchach.[3]
References
- ^ Лист Тернопільського обласного центру охорони та наукових досліджень пам'яток культурної спадщини № 326 від 20 жовтня 2021 року.
- ^ Вуйцик, Володимир; Слободян, Василь. Матеріали до словника народних будівничих // Записки Наукового товариства імені Шевченка. — Том CCXLI. Праці Комісії архітектури та містобудування. — Львів, 2001. — С. 544-601 Archived 2011-05-24 at the Wayback Machine.
- ^ Тихий Б. Церква св. Миколая на Адамівці… — С. 41.
Bibliography
- Тихий Б. Церква св. Миколая на Адамівці // Бережани. Місто біля Раю / Пам'ятки України. — К., 2013. — спецвипуск No. 2 (191) (лип.). — С. 40–43.