Saint Mary Magdalene church ( uk, Костел святої Марії Магдалини) Roman Catholic Church (RCC) in
Shmankivtsi
Shmankivtsi ( uk, Шманьківці, pl, Szmańkowce) is a village in Ukraine, Ternopil Oblast, Chortkiv Raion, Zavodske settlement hromada. It is the administrative center of the former Shmankivska village council. Shmankivtsi includes the ham ...
of the
Zavodske settlement hromada
Zavodske settlement hromada ( uk, Заводська селищна територіальна громада, translit=Zavodska selyshchna terytorialna hromada is a hromada in Ukraine, in Chortkiv Raion of Ternopil Oblast. The administrative c ...
of the
Chortkiv Raion
Chortkiv Raion ( uk, Чортківський район) is a raion in Ternopil Oblast in western Ukraine. Its administrative center is the city of Chortkiv. It has a population of
On 18 July 2020, as part of the administrative reform of U ...
of the
Ternopil Oblast
Ternopil Oblast ( uk, Тернопі́льська о́бласть, translit=Ternopilska oblast; also referred to as Ternopilshchyna, uk, Терно́пільщина, label=none, or Ternopillia, uk, Тернопілля, label=none) is an obl ...
.
History
According to unconfirmed data, in 1600 Dominican monks settled here, who in 1610 moved to
Chortkiv
Chortkiv ( uk, Чортків; pl, Czortków; yi, ''Chortkov'') is a city in Chortkiv Raion, Ternopil Oblast (province) in western Ukraine. It is the administrative center of the Chortkiv Raion (district), housing the district's local adminis ...
. In 1912, the Dominican Fathers built and consecrated the branch church of the parish in Chortkiv (parish church — the
church of St. Stanislaus) in Shmankivtsi at their own expense.
In Soviet times, the shrine was closed — it made a granary.
In 1986, the returned church was renovated. The parish has 7 members.
The church is cared for by Roman Catholic believers who serve in it.
Description
The church is one-nave, brick, plastered, in its modest architecture there are neo-Gothic features (pointed ends of the entrance portal, windows). Each of the surfaces of the side facades is divided by two pilasters.
[Rąkowski, G. Podole. Przewodnik po Ukrainie Zachodniej. Część 2. — Pruszków : Oficyna Wydawnicza Rewasz, 2006. — 187 с. — ISBN 83-89188-46-5.]
References
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Sources
Костели і каплиці України* Огородник, М. Історія костелу в Шманьківцях // Чортківський Вісник. — 2017. — № 44 (17 листопада). — С. 5. — (Розповідне).
Shmankivtsi
Roman Catholic churches in Ukraine