Church of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary (Chernihiv)

The Church of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary (Ukrainian: Храм Різдва Пресвятої Богородиці) is a Ukrainian Greek Catholic church in Chernihiv. The church is located on the territory of the convent of the Redemptorist Sisters (Missionaries of the Most Holy Redeemer) at 45 Viacheslav Chornovola Street.^[1][2][3]

Church of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary
Храм Різдва Пресвятої Богородиці
51°29′48″N 31°16′29″E
Location	Vyacheslav Chornovola Street, 45, Chernihiv, Chernihiv Oblast, 14030
Country	Ukraine
Denomination	Eastern Orthodox Church
History
Status	Chapel
Consecrated	2014
Architecture
Functional status	Active
Architectural type	Church
Years built	3
Groundbreaking	2011
Administration
Diocese	Chernihiv UGCC

History

On November 17, 2010, the Missionary Sisters of the Most Holy Redeemer (Redemptorists) arrived in Chernihiv. Construction of the monastery began in the fall of 2011. In April 2012, Bishop Josyf Milyan, Auxiliary Bishop of the Kyiv Archeparchy, consecrated the foundation and cornerstone of the church.

The consecration of the church and monastery took place on April 24, 2014. The ceremony was performed by the Head of the UGCC, His Beatitude Sviatoslav Shevchuk.^[4] In October 2015, Bishop Yosyf Milyan, Auxiliary Bishop of the Kyiv Archeparchy, consecrated the iconostasis of the temple.^[5][6][7][8]

The icons are painted in the classical style of the Eastern Rite, using materials of natural origin in the four-color technique.

Gallery

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  Iconostasis of the Church of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary (Chernihiv)
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  Sunday school students
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  Youth meetings
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  Father Petro Loza, Redemptorist
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  Father Igor Spodar, Redemptorist

See also

• List of Churches and Monasteries in Chernihiv
• Church of the Nativity of Mary