Descent of the Holy Spirit Church

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Wooden Descent of the Holy Spirit Church was built in suburb of Potelych, Ukraine in 1502 on the place of a church that was burned down by tatars. It is the oldest wooden church in Lviv Oblast. The structure consists of three wooden naves and a brick sacristy.

In 2013 Holy Trinity Church was added to the UNESCO World Heritage List among 16 wooden tserkvas of Carpathian Region in Poland and Ukraine.

UNESCO World Heritage Sites in UkraineWooden Tserkvas of the Carpathian Region in Poland and UkraineReligious sites in UkraineAll sites in Potelych

Address
Р40 87, Potelych, Ukraine

Established
1502

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