Saints Peter and Paul Church, Chernihiv
Church in Chernihiv Oblast, Ukraine
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The Saints Peter and Paul Church (Ukrainian: Петропавлівська церква, romanized: Petropavlivska tserkva) is the refectory church located in the Yeletskyi Monastery.[1][2][3]
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| Saints Peter and Paul Church | |
|---|---|
Петропавлівська церква | |
Saints Peter and Paul Church in Chernihiv | |
 Saints Peter and Paul Church | |
| 51°29′05″N 31°17′43″E | |
| Location | Kotsiubynskoho Street 5, Chernihiv, Chernihiv Oblast, Ukraine, 14030 |
| Country | Ukraine |
| Denomination | Eastern Orthodox Church |
| History | |
| Status | Chapel |
| Founder | Ioaniky Galyatovsky |
| Architecture | |
Functional status | Active Museum |
Architectural type | Church |
| Style | Ukrainian Baroque |
Years built | 7 |
| Groundbreaking | 1820 |
| Administration | |
| Diocese | Chernihiv |
Description
It is a part of the built complex of the Eletsky Assumption Monastery—a site of the historical and architectural reserve of Chernihiv Ancient, located on Eletskaya Gora. The walls are almost entirely covered with icons.[4] During the communist regime it was used first as a theater, then as a sports club. Unlike the Assumption Cathedral, the Peter and Paul Church is a warm church, so divine services are held here mainly in winter.[5] In the first half of the 19th century, the Peter and Paul Church was rebuilt south of the Assumption Cathedral.[6]
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