Church of the Epiphany of the Lord ( Ukrainian: Church of the Epiphany of the Lord ) is a wooden Greek Catholic church in the village of Kugaev, Pustomitovsky district . Monument of architecture of national importance. A characteristic example of the Boykov type of churches.
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According to the date indicated on the crossbar, the temple was built in 1693. Restored at the expense of the community in 1874. Repair was also carried out in 1985. Then in particular, the shingle was replaced. The church is three-upper: the central log cabin has a three-level stepped overlap, and two side - two-level. A sacristy is attached to the altar from the north. The iconostasis of the work of folk artists has been preserved. The wooden bell tower, frame construction, three-tier, with a partially open first tier, dating from the XVIII century.
After the construction of a new stone church in the 1990s, the temple was rarely used and gradually fell into decay. In 2010, under the order of the regional department for the protection of cultural heritage, design and estimate documentation was completed, but no funds were allocated for the restoration and work was not started. At the end of 2012, a campaign to save the temple started on social networks. In August 2013, security and fire alarms were installed with the funds raised.
Literature
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- Krushinska O. 44 wooden churches of Lviv. - K .: Grani-T, 2007 .-- ISBN 978-966-465-076-9 . .
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- Monuments of urban planning and architecture of the Ukrainian SSR. - K .: Budivelnik, 1985 .-- T. 3 .-- 181 p.