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Holy Trinity Church in Podhajce, photo A. Kurek
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Podhajce (Ukraine) - Holy Trinity Church

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Podhajce (Ukraine) - Holy Trinity Church

The present church was built in 1634 from the foundation of the owner of Podhajce, Zofia Tyszkiewiczowa of Zamiechów. In 1643, a polygonal burial chapel was added to the presbytery, where another owner of the village, Stanisław Rewera Potocki, was buried. After 1945, the church, taken away from the faithful, gradually fell into disrepair. As a result of a fire in the 1980s, the vaulting of the nave and the tower were destroyed. The Holy Trinity Church was returned to the community in 2006. In 2006, Holy Trinity Church was returned to the Roman Catholic community, which has since made efforts to rebuild it.

Work carried out in 2024.

To support the restoration effort, intervention works were planned to protect the preserved original vaults by building a temporary canopy. This activity was partly carried out thanks to a grant awarded under the Programme of the Minister of Culture and National Heritage 'Protection of Cultural Heritage Abroad'. The funds obtained made it possible to secure the last surviving bay of the nave and one bay of the chancel.

In order to be able to cover all the vaults still preserved with a roof, the POLONIKA Institute joined the effort. Funding was provided for the construction of a roof over the remaining two bays of the chancel, the side chapels and the tower. The roof on the tower was designed as a mono-pitched roof, with provision for water drainage through a special gutter leading through a small window opening. The other roofs were made as multi-pitched, with a vertical blind wall on the side of the nave.

The roofing is temporary. Its purpose is to protect the building until the target reinforcement of the vaults and walls has been carried out.

Executor: ZKR Sp. z o.o.

Project completed.

The conservation work was carried out in 2024 as part of the strategic programme of the Polonica Institute "Protection of Polish Cultural Heritage Abroad".

Time of construction:

1634

Publication:

23.05.2025

Last updated:

23.05.2025

Realizacja (rok/lata):

2024
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Holy Trinity Church in Podhajce during preservation work, photo P. Jędrzejczyk
The Church of the Holy Trinity in Podhajce, Ukraine, showing its deteriorated state with visible damage to the tower and walls. Two people stand near the entrance, and small trees grow around the structure. Photo showing Podhajce (Ukraine) - Holy Trinity Church Gallery of the object +9
Holy Trinity Church in Podhajce during preservation work, photo P. Jędrzejczyk
Ruins of the Holy Trinity Church in Podhajce, Ukraine, with a partially collapsed tower and overgrown vegetation. The sky is clear with scattered clouds. Photo showing Podhajce (Ukraine) - Holy Trinity Church Gallery of the object +9
Holy Trinity Church in Podhajce, photo A. Kurek
Interior view of the Holy Trinity Church in Podhajce, Ukraine, showing the damaged ceiling with green tiles and exposed wooden beams. The walls display faded frescoes and a small barred window. Photo showing Podhajce (Ukraine) - Holy Trinity Church Gallery of the object +9
Holy Trinity Church in Podhajce, photo A. Kurek
Interior view of the Holy Trinity Church in Podhajce, Ukraine, showing the vaulted ceiling with visible damage and missing sections. The brickwork is exposed, and light enters through small openings. Photo showing Podhajce (Ukraine) - Holy Trinity Church Gallery of the object +9
Holy Trinity Church in Podhajce, photo A. Kurek
Interior of the Holy Trinity Church in Podhajce, Ukraine, showing damaged arches and walls with visible vegetation. Sunlight illuminates the worn stone and brick structure. Photo showing Podhajce (Ukraine) - Holy Trinity Church Gallery of the object +9
Holy Trinity Church in Podhajce, photo A. Kurek
View of the Holy Trinity Church in Podhajce, Ukraine, showing the temporary wooden roofing structures over the nave and presbytery. A stone tower stands in the background. Photo showing Podhajce (Ukraine) - Holy Trinity Church Gallery of the object +9
Holy Trinity Church in Podhajce during preservation work, photo P. Jędrzejczyk
Temporary wooden and metal roofing structures over the ruins of the Holy Trinity Church in Podhajce, Ukraine, with workers in helmets performing restoration work. Photo showing Podhajce (Ukraine) - Holy Trinity Church Gallery of the object +9
Holy Trinity Church in Podhajce during preservation work, photo P. Jędrzejczyk
Interior view of the Holy Trinity Church in Podhajce, showing damaged brick vaulting with wooden supports. Sunlight enters through a window on the left, highlighting the deteriorated structure. Photo showing Podhajce (Ukraine) - Holy Trinity Church Gallery of the object +9
Holy Trinity Church in Podhajce during preservation work, photo P. Jędrzejczyk
Plaque on the wall of the Church of the Holy Trinity in Podhajce, Ukraine, commemorating the 1667 treaty between Ukrainian-Tatar and Polish forces. Text in Ukrainian and Polish with crossed swords and mace illustration. Photo showing Podhajce (Ukraine) - Holy Trinity Church Gallery of the object +9
Holy Trinity Church in Podhajce, photo A. Kurek

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