Church Of St. Nicholas, Tomaszów Lubelski
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Church Of St. Nicholas, Tomaszów Lubelski
The Church of St. Nicholas is an Orthodox parish church in Tomaszów Lubelski. It belongs to the Zamość Deanery of the of the Polish Orthodox Church. The church is located on the eastern side of the Market Square. An Orthodox parish existed in Tomaszów as early as the first half of the 16th century. In the 17th century, the first church of this denomination was built, dedicated to Saint Nicholas, St. Nicholas. In the following century, this church was taken over by the Uniates and remained under their ownership until the Conversion of Chełm Eparchy in 1875. A new church, built in the Russian Revival architecture, Russian Revival style, was constructed between 1885 and 1890 using state funds allocated by the Russian government for such purposes. The church remained continuously open during World War I, the interwar period, and World War II. Pastoral activities were interrupted only by Operation Vistula and the forced resettlement of Orthodox Ukrainians from Tomaszów. Until 19 ...
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Tomaszów Lubelski
Tomaszów Lubelski is a town in south-eastern Poland with 19,365 inhabitants (2017). Situated in the Lublin Voivodeship, near Roztocze National Park, it is the capital of Tomaszów Lubelski County. History The town was founded at the end of the 16th century by Jan Zamoyski as Jelitowo. It is known by its current name since 1613 when it was renamed after Zamoyski's son, Tomasz Zamoyski, Tomasz. It obtained its city charter in 1621. It was administratively located in the Bełz Voivodeship in the Lesser Poland Province, Crown of the Kingdom of Poland, Lesser Poland Province of Poland. The area around the city saw serious fighting in 1914 during World War I. On 17–26 September 1939, during the joint German-Soviet invasion of Poland which started World War II, the Battle of Tomaszów Lubelski was fought between Poland and Germany. The town was bombed by the Germans and eventually found itself under Occupation of Poland (1939–1945), German occupation. The town's Jews, Jewish commun ...
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