Saints Borys and Hlib Church, Shumliany
church in Ternopil Oblast, Ukraine
Saints Borys and Hlib Church (Ukrainian: Церква Святих Мучеників Бориса і Гліба) is a parish of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church in Shumliany, Saranchuky rural hromada, Ternopil Raion, Ternopil Oblast, Ukraine. It is an architectural monument of national importance.
History
An ancient oak church stands on a picturesque hill in the village, built between 1696 and 1711, as evidenced by the numbers carved on a rafter. According to legends, there was once a male monastery near the village, and not far away, in the forest, there is a "Ksiondzova Krynytsia" (Priest's Well).
Next to the church stands a stone cross, which is the gravestone of Mrs. Shumlianska, the mother of the Lviv bishop Yosyf Shumlianskyi.
A sculpture of the Mother of God is located in the churchyard, erected in 1924.
Various church rituals are held here, such as the blessing of water, Easter baskets, and vegetables on Spas. Young people gather to dance in circles and sing traditional haivky songs.
An old custom exists in the village: on Good Friday night, fires are lit near the church.
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