Saint Nicholas Church (Vinnytsia)

Saint Nicholas church
Saint Nicholas church
Микільська церква
Location	Vinnytsia
Country	Ukraine
Denomination	Eastern Orthodox Church
Architecture
Completed	April 11, 1746
Administration
Diocese	Vinnytsia diocese

Saint Nicholas Church is an Eastern Orthodox church on the left bank of the Southern Bug river in Vinnytsia, Ukraine.

According to the historical documents, six Orthodox churches were open in Vinnytsia before 1552. Presumably, Saint Nicholas church was founded by ktetor Anton Postelnik and constructed in the place of a more ancient one. Legends has it that Kyiv-Pechersk monks fleeing from the Mongols were the builders. The church was designed in a typical Ukrainian style as three log cabins with blunt angles. The construction has no nails. At that time churches were still defense objects, that is why its bell tower was moved aside to the stone gray wall and in case of siege could be used as a fortress.^[1]^[2]

^ Bogdanova, M. (2015-06-01). "Кто и как укрепляет фундамент православия в Виннице" [Strengthening Foundations of Orthodox Belief in Vinnitsia] (in Russian). Orthodox Life newspaper. Archived from the original on 2018-06-11. Retrieved 2022-03-22.
^ "У Вінниці на Старому місті є храм з майже 300-річною історією. Фотофакт" (in Ukrainian). Vinnytsia Info. 2016-02-10. Archived from the original on 2022-02-22. Retrieved 2022-03-22.

[1] Bogdanova, M. (2015-06-01). "Кто и как укрепляет фундамент православия в Виннице" [Strengthening Foundations of Orthodox Belief in Vinnitsia] (in Russian). Orthodox Life newspaper. Archived from the original on 2018-06-11. Retrieved 2022-03-22.

[2] "У Вінниці на Старому місті є храм з майже 300-річною історією. Фотофакт" (in Ukrainian). Vinnytsia Info. 2016-02-10. Archived from the original on 2022-02-22. Retrieved 2022-03-22.

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