The object of historical and cultural heritage is not accessible to Persons with Reduced Mobility (PRM).
People with visual impairments can take a descriptive tour of the church's interior, and there are no tactile exhibits. For people with hearing impairment, conducting an excursion accompanied by sign language is possible. The church is not accessible to people in wheelchairs.
Description
On the former ramparts surrounding the city, the oldest church of Zolochiv - St. Nicholas, monument 16-18 c. The defensive features of the Church of St. Nicholas can be seen to this day: thick walls and small window openings. It was once called a church on ramparts. Probably, the new church was built on the site of the old one, as evidenced by the ancient cross near the church. Such crosses remained in the place where the throne of the previous church was - destroyed during the attacks of the Tatar hordes or dismantled for the construction of a new one.
It served not only for religious rites but also for the protection of residents. The fortress church was part of the defensive structures of the city. After the restoration, it acquired baroque features. But the mighty walls of the temple and loophole window openings are still a reminder of the role it once played. The street where the church stands is called Valova.
We drive up to the church, the group gets off the bus near the church, and the bus departs for the parking lot of Zolochiv Castle (Ternopilska St., Zolochiv). The group will be in the city for several hours, so the participants should be warned to take all the necessary things from the bus - umbrellas, water, etc.
Mykolaiv Church is often closed on weekdays and is open before services and on Sundays. We recommend that you arrange your arrival in advance. The church is taken care of by the Basilians — the contact phone number when writing is (03265) 43483, (03265)42157.
Historical reference: the current church was probably built on the site of the old one. The ancient cross near the church evidences this. Such crosses remained in the place where the throne of the previous church was - destroyed during the attacks of the Tatar hordes or dismantled to build a new one.
Since its founding, the church building has changed. The church acquired its modern appearance after the reconstruction in 1765. Kaniv's elder Mykola Pototskyi, a great patron and builder of the Dormition Cathedral of the Pochaiv Lavra, allocated funds for this reconstruction, which then belonged to the Reverend Vasiliyans.
When we find ourselves inside the church, we immediately notice the beautifully carved iconostasis-altar. It was made in the workshop of the Pochaiv monastery. Most likely, the decorative carving belonged to the authorship of Anton Shtyl, and the sculpture – the crucifix with Adam and Eve chained to the globe, the prophets Ivan and Moses, and the putti – by Francisk Olenskyi. Both A. Shtyl and F. Olenskyi are students and followers of Master Pinzel. Ioann Giorgiy Pinzel is a world-renowned sculptor, Ph.D. 18th century, founder of the Lviv Baroque school. Count Mykola Pototsky also financed this beautiful iconostasis.
At the beginning of the 20th century, restoration works were carried out in the church of St. Nicholas. Modest Sosenko, a monumental artist, was involved in the restoration. The church was painted in his characteristic manner. Modest Sosenko also executed some icons for the iconostasis, in particular St. Josaphat, and St. Andrew, painted by Metropolitan Andrei Sheptytskyi, St. Volodymyr and Olga, St. Constantine and Elena, St. Anthony and Theodosius of Pechersk, St. Cyril and Methodius, icons of the Nativity of Christ and the Annunciation.
In Soviet times, an atheist museum was placed in the church of St. Nikolay. The iconostasis was dismantled and thrown away. Museum workers saved the remains. Fragments of the iconostasis were stored in the vaults of the Lviv Art Gallery, the National Museum in Lviv, and the Museum of the History of Religions. Since 1990 the legalization of the Ukrainian Greek-Catholic Church, the church of St. Nicholas in Zolochiv, has been under the care of Fr. Vasiliyan.
Address, contacts St. Valova, 2, Zolochiv
