Holy Trinity Church, Kamianets-Podilskyi

The Holy Trinity Church (Ukrainian: Храм Пресвятої Трійці; Polish: Kościół św. Trójcy) is a church in the city of Kamianets-Podilskyi, Khmelnytskyi Oblast (province) of western Ukraine. The church is situated on Trinity Square near the entrance to the historic Old Town neighborhood of Kamianets-Podilskyi.^[1]

Holy Trinity Church
The Holy Trinity Church was rebuilt in 2006–2008
General information
Type	Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church
Location	Old Town Kamianets-Podilskyi
Country	Ukraine
Coordinates	48°40′40″N 26°34′29″E
Opened	late 16th century

Written documents date the Holy Trinity Church back to 1582,^[2] although archaeologists have found evidence that the church might even date back to the 14th century.^[3] After the Turkish seizure of Kamianets in 1672, the Holy Trinity Church, along with other Orthodox churches in the area, was converted into a Muslim mosque. It remained a mosque until 1699 when it was transferred over to the Uniates when the entire region of Podolia returned to Polish control.^[4] The church was one of the oldest in the city and the surrounding region,^[5] until its destruction by the Soviets in 1935.^[3]

After Ukrainian independence in 1991, the square upon which it sits was renamed from Kuibyshev Square to Trinity Square. In 2006, restoration work commenced, being completed in 2008. On July 10, 2010, the church was consecrated by Vasyl Semeniuk, the eparch of Ternopil – Zboriv of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church.^[6]

Architecturally, the Holy Trinity Church resembles two other 16th-century Kamianets-Podilskyi churches, the Church of Ss. Peter and Paul, and the Ioanno-Predtechynska Church.^[3] It is an oval-shaped construction, with an altar at the east, and a choir room at the south; the church's western portion features a bell tower.^[4]

References

1. "Christening of mosaics near the Holy Trinity Church monastery in Kamianets-Podilskyi". Internet representation of the Basilian Fathers in Ukraine (in Ukrainian). Ordo Basilianus Sancti Josaphat. Retrieved 1 March 2012.
2. Sitsinskyi, Y (1895). "St. Trinity Monastery". Историческія свѣдѣнія о приходахъ и церквахъ Подольльской епархіи. Каменецкій уѣздъ. (in Russian). p. 28. Archived from the original on 16 July 2007. Retrieved 1 March 2012.
3. Budzey, Oleh (2005). By the streets of Kamianets-Podilskyi. Lviv: Svit. p. 65. ISBN 966-603-274-0.
4. Sementovs'kyi. "Troyits'kyi Monastery, 1777–1838. Preservation #1643". Work unknown. National Environmental Park "Podilski Tovtry". Archived from the original on 24 October 2016. Retrieved 1 March 2012.
5. Gulman, V.K. (1901). "Church of St. Тriytsia (St.Trinity)(ruins), the XV-XIX сenturies. Preservation #1643/1". Ancient monuments in Podolia–Kamianets–Podilskyi. National Environmental Park "Podilski Tovtry". Archived from the original on 24 October 2016. Retrieved 1 March 2012.
6. Shukhanova, Tetiana (July 16, 2010). "Holy Trinity Church is consecrated". PODOLYANYN (ПОДОЛЯНИН) (in Ukrainian). Archived from the original on 24 October 2016. Retrieved 1 March 2012.