Trinity Church, Tuchin

Not everyone knows where the village Tuchin, and even more so than it is famous for. The village is known Tuchin travelers that at the center of the village, not far from the road, is the Church of the Holy Trinity and St. Michael the Archangel.

History of Trinity church

As soon as the village grew, nobles Semashko was decided to establish it in the Catholic parish in 1590, but only in 1614, by the decision of N. Semashko, Trinity parish church was built.

During its existence, the church was destroyed and rebuilt several times. For the first time it was burned in 1649 when Tuchin been captured 6000th detachment Cossacks M. Kryvonos. But after signing in 1667 Andrusovo truce and the return of these lands Rzeczpospolita, the church was restored.

For many years, the church depended on the existence of gentry Danilovich Lumirskih, Walewski, he passed into the possession of the village together and which, it should be noted, patronized church. But again terrible ordeals endured by this religious building during the Second World War. In connection with the persecution of the faith to the beginning of hostilities Church no longer functioned and was used as a warehouse, and during the war - as cover for first Soviet and then German soldiers.

In the postwar years, Trinity Church has not been restored. And, despite the fact that the church is included in the register of the architectural heritage of local importance, according to the findings of the expert commission it is not subject to restoration.

How to get there

Even just driving up to the village of Tuchin, located 15 km north-west of Goschi, 10 km to the north of the M-06 Kyiv - Chop, you will notice this once grand building.