The Church of the Archangel Michael in Chernihiv ( uk, Свято-Михайлівський храм (Чернігів)) is a functioning church in the city of Chernihiv, located on the corner of Myru Avenue and Kozatska (formerly 50 years of the Komsomol) and Boyova (Heroes of Chornobyl) streets. The parish belongs to the of the

Ukrainian Orthodox Church (Moscow Patriarchate) The Ukrainian Orthodox Church ( uk, Українська православна церква, Ukrainska pravoslavna tserkva; russian: Украинская православная церковь, Ukrainskaya pravoslavnaya tserkov', UOC), common ...

History

This neighborhood of

Chernihiv Chernihiv ( uk, Черні́гів, , russian: Черни́гов, ; pl, Czernihów, ; la, Czernihovia), is a city and municipality in northern Ukraine, which serves as the administrative center of Chernihiv Oblast and Chernihiv Raion within ...

is densely populated, with many Orthodox residents, but there was no church or spiritual and educational center. This was the main reason why this place was chosen for construction. Construction of the church began in 2001, a year later it was consecrated (2002). In 2011, construction was almost completed. A significant material contribution to its construction was made by OJSC in the person of the chairman of the Board Yuriy Mykhailovych Lisnyak. For this charitable activity the church awarded Yu. M. Lisnyak the of the third degree. He is the head of the community.

Name

The church is named after

Archangel Michael Michael (; he, מִיכָאֵל, lit=Who is like El od, translit=Mīḵāʾēl; el, Μιχαήλ, translit=Mikhaḗl; la, Michahel; ar, ميخائيل ، مِيكَالَ ، ميكائيل, translit=Mīkāʾīl, Mīkāl, Mīkhāʾīl), also ...

. Archangel Michael has been glorified in

Kievan Rus' Kievan Rusʹ, also known as Kyivan Rusʹ ( orv, , Rusĭ, or , , ; Old Norse: ''Garðaríki''), was a state in Eastern and Northern Europe from the late 9th to the mid-13th century.John Channon & Robert Hudson, ''Penguin Historical Atlas of ...

since ancient times. Churches and monasteries were built in his honor throughout Russia. The Archangel Cathedral was built in ancient

Kyiv Kyiv, also spelled Kiev, is the capital and most populous city of Ukraine. It is in north-central Ukraine along the Dnieper, Dnieper River. As of 1 January 2021, its population was 2,962,180, making Kyiv the List of European cities by populat ...

immediately after the adoption of Christianity. St. Michael the Archangel is considered by the people to be the heavenly patron and defender of

Architecture

The architecture of the Church of St. Michael the Archangel is, to some extent, unique: it is a round (rotunda) church. The

Church of the Holy Sepulchre The Church of the Holy Sepulchre, hy, Սուրբ Հարության տաճար, la, Ecclesia Sancti Sepulchri, am, የቅዱስ መቃብር ቤተክርስቲያን, he, כנסיית הקבר, ar, كنيسة القيامة is a church i ...

Jerusalem Jerusalem (; he, יְרוּשָׁלַיִם ; ar, القُدس ) (combining the Biblical and common usage Arabic names); grc, Ἱερουσαλήμ/Ἰεροσόλυμα, Hierousalḗm/Hierosóluma; hy, Երուսաղեմ, Erusałēm. i ...

also has the shape of a rotunda with a dome. The church was designed by Kyiv architect Oleg Sleptsov. The design was altered during the construction process at the request of the church community. The

bell tower A bell tower is a tower that contains one or more bells, or that is designed to hold bells even if it has none. Such a tower commonly serves as part of a Christian church, and will contain church bells, but there are also many secular bell tower ...

, as well as the landscaping, was designed by Chernihiv architect . The church is one-storey, in a circle there are windows, which are grouped by 5 in four pairs. The windows are framed with simple platbands. The temple has 3 entrances: central - west and two side: south and north. There are no wall paintings. Under the windows in a circle are icons: 10 icons in simple icon case and 4 icons - in complex.

Iconostasis

The main decoration of the church is a 3-tiered

iconostasis In Eastern Christianity, an iconostasis ( gr, εἰκονοστάσιον) is a wall of icons and religious paintings, separating the nave from the sanctuary in a Church (building), church. ''Iconostasis'' also refers to a portable icon stand t ...

. The project of the iconostasis, as well as the carving was executed by Oleksiy Korets. He also made carved kiosks for icons. Everything is done in a single style. In the center of the iconostasis is the royal doors, which rises to the height of two tiers. They depict four evangelists and the composition "Annunciation". The carving is gilded. In the first tier of the iconostasis to the left of the royal gates is the icon of the Virgin and Child, and on the deacon's door is the icon of Archdeacon Lawrence, depicted in full length with a scroll in his hand. To the right of the royal gate is the icon of Jesus Christ. Christ is depicted in full length with the

gospel Gospel originally meant the Christian message ("the gospel"), but in the 2nd century it came to be used also for the books in which the message was set out. In this sense a gospel can be defined as a loose-knit, episodic narrative of the words an ...

in his hand. On the Ponomarev door - the icon "St. Archdeacon Stephen. Above the royal gates is the icon of the Last Supper. On the second tier there are 8 holiday icons: "Christmas", "Introduction to the Temple", "Nativity of the Mother of God", "New Testament Trinity", "Jesus Christ", "Annunciation", "Assumption of the Mother of God", "Baptism". All icons are in simple frames. On the third tier above the royal gate is a large icon "Jesus Christ - King of Glory" and 8 icons depicting the apostles. The iconostasis ends with a cross. All icons were painted by icon painter Volodymyr from

Novhorod-Siverskyi Novhorod-Siverskyi ( uk, Новгород-Сіверський ) is a historic city in Chernihiv Oblast (province) of Ukraine. It is the administrative center of Novhorod-Siverskyi Raion, although until 18 July 2020 it was incorporated as a city ...

. To the left of the iconostasis is the "Crucifixion", to the right - the composition "Resurrection".

Bell tower

In addition to the temple, a bell tower was built on the territory. It is octagonal in plan, 34 meters high, on the fourth tier there are 8 bells. There is a Sunday school for children, there will be a well with holy water.

Gallery

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