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Church of St. Panteleymon in Shevchenkove

Shevchenkove is a very small village with a population of about 150 people located in the Halych district of the Ivano-Frankivsk region, 28 km north of Ivano-Frankivsk.

Here you can find remains of old defensive ramparts and a unique architectural monument of national importance – Church of St. Panteleymon (1194), the oldest church in Western Ukraine.

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It is the only surviving church of the times of the Principality of Galicia-Volhynia (1199-1253). Church of St. Panteleymon on Google Maps. Photos by: Maxim Ritus.

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Originally it was an Orthodox church. In the 14th century, it was converted into the Catholic Church of St. Stanislaus. In the 16th century, reconstruction was carried out and a monastery of Franciscans with a bell tower, defensive ramparts and monastic premises was opened.

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After the First World War, the church was for a long time abandoned. In 1998, it was restored and consecrated by Greek Catholics.

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