Intercession Cathedral in Chuhuiv
The fortress city arose at a convenient crossing over the Seversky Donets River thanks to the first settlers who fled from the Catholic tyranny of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth from Right-Bank Ukraine. In 1638, Hetm…
Church of Archangel Michael in Rakitnoye
The first written mention of the Church of Archangel Michael dates back to 1712. It was likely a wooden church at that time, as its construction was mentioned again in 1762, also wooden. In the clerical records of 1804, …
St. Nicholas Church in Olshany
In the early 20th century, Kharkiv scholar Archpriest P. Fomin believed that the Olshany icons were not monuments of Slobozhanshchyna. However, an analysis of literature, iconography, and details of the images allows us …
St. Nicholas Church in Gievka, Lyubotino
On the southeast outskirts of Lyubotino, rising above the water's surface, stands a snow-white church with golden domes. The Church of St. Nicholas in the village of Gievka, located on the outskirts of Lyubotino, is part…
Ascension of the Lord Church in Lyubotyn
On the territory of Lyubotyn, the oldest church in the city, the Holy Ascension Church, has survived, which remembers the visit of Emperor Alexander I and many other historical events.
In 1741, at the request of Kharkiv…
Church of the Intercession of the Holy Virgin in Korotyche
The first church of the Intercession of the Holy Virgin in the village of Korotyche was built in 1694 thanks to the efforts of the village owner and brigadier of the Sloboda Cossack regiments, Fyodor Osipovich Osipov. It…
Church of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Derhachi
The history of Derhachi begins with the first settlements in Sloboda, and this place is mentioned in a charter from 1682. In the 18th-19th centuries, there were two churches here: St. Nicholas and the Nativity of the Vir…
St. Alexander Nevsky Church in Kharkiv
According to the decree of the Kharkiv Spiritual Consistory, the old hospital church, which was a small room, was abolished. In this space, now a sewing workshop for the mentally ill, it was so cramped and uncomfortable …
Cathedral of the Annunciation of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Kharkiv
The Annunciation Church in Kharkiv is one of the oldest in the city. Its history is closely linked to the founding of Kharkiv. There is little information about the first wooden structures of the church, and it is of a r…
St. John the Theologian Church in Ivanovka, Kharkiv
This church, located almost in the center of Kharkiv, does not attract tourists and is rarely mentioned in modern descriptions of the city. It is difficult to reach by public transport. Surrounding it are factories, ware…
