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Church of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross in Volsvyn

Volsvyn is a village with a population of about 1,800 people located in the north of Lviv Oblast, about 72 km from Lviv.

On the outskirts of the southern part of this village you can find a picturesque church – the Church of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross (1864). Its stone wall-type bell tower was built in 1898. Volsvyn on Google Maps. Photos by: Maxim Ritus.

Church of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross in Volsvyn, Ukraine, photo 1

In 1947, the church was closed and turned into a collective farm warehouse. In 1988, the church was returned to believers.

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