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Church of the Resurrection, Poliany

Ukraine Poliani Local cultural heritage monument of architecture of Ukraine
Church of the Resurrection, Poliany
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Church of the Resurrection (Ukrainian: Церква Воскресіння Христового) is an Orthodox parish church (OCU) in Poliany of the Pomoriany settlement hromada, Zolochiv Raion, Lviv Oblast. An architectural monument of local importance. It is the only wooden church with paintings by Modest Sosenko.

In 1903, a wooden church was built by architect Vasyl Nahirnyi on the site of an ancient wooden church built in 1675.

In 1911–1913, the church was painted by the artist Modest Sosenko together with Iryna Shukhevych and Yulian Butsmaniuk.

Number of parishioners: 1832 – 389, 1844 – 421, 1854 – 580, 1864 – 629, 1874 – 655, 1884 – 721, 1894 – 836, 1904 – 965, 1914 – 1.084, 1924 – 982, 1936 – 932.

- at. Sylvester Bohaievskyi (–1836, administrator),

- at. Teofil Petrovskyi (1884–1886, administrator; 1886-1922+),

- at. Teodor Bula (1917–, administrator),