St George Church

On the banks of the river Ros, on Castle Hill, in White Church stands the Church of St.. George. Rebuilt it recently, but rich history of the shrine goes back to the times of Kievan Rus.

Back in 1032, Prince Yaroslav the Wise laid the temple has become a prerequisite for the creation of the town St. George. Subsequently, this place has become the core of the city, since it was formed around the settlement. The area surrounding the Castle Hill, was pretty swamped. However, in spite of everything, Yuryevets entered into confrontation with nature and could well settle.

During the invasion of the Mongol-Tatar town was completely burned. From it remained only the ruins of the church. According to legend, in honor of the white stone shrine and was named the city. The foundation of an ancient temple were found only in the 1980s during excavations here were found and plans to build. In 2011, it was decided to start the renewal of the church by the architect Mishchenko.

During construction of the foundation took the design of ancient temples era of 11-13 centuries. According to the idea put in the basement of the exhibition items discovered on the Castle Hill. And next to the temple erected a monument to Yaroslav the Wise.