Illia Church, Subotiv

By order of Bohdan Khmelnytsky in 1653 was built Elias Church. It was built as a family tomb. Of the two temples located in Subotiv - Michael and Elias, currently, only one survived. Given   The cathedral was built in the style of the Cossack Baroque.   A distinctive feature of the attractions is that   Elias Church and Bohdan Khmelnytsky shown in Ukrainian banknote denominations of 5 hryvnia.

The church is also constructed as a part of the defensive line, as indicated by the loopholes and impressive wall thickness. Even in Soviet times in the temple was a museum of prominent hetman. At the moment, the temple is an active, although it has a part of the exhibition   Subbotovskaya museum . In this cathedral on his own and was buried Bogdan Khmelnitsky. In 1664 the Poles looted tomb. By order of the commander Stefan Czarnecki remains were thrown away, but in the 50s of the 20th century the temple was established symbolizing the tombstone.

Elias Church stands on the mountain. Around it are located gravestones. Inscriptions have erased almost all, but they still contain historical spirit and beauty of centuries.