Holy Cross Church, Zhitomir

There are churches that vystoyuyut and war, and fire, and the change of government and regimes, and not all so lucky. Holy Cross Church in Zhitomir at a considerable age has undergone many changes.

The history of the church

The history of the church in the center of Zhitomir goes back to 1900. The church was built in Byzantine style on Castle Hill. Place under construction chosen not just located there before the wooden Trinity Church. The Soviet period was for the church dark times. Temple in force until 1931, with the arrival of the Bolsheviks temple was closed. During the German occupation were trying to restore service in the church, but none of them failed. In 1944, at the premises of the temple opened shoe-haberdashery base. Local authorities in 1970 gave the church to the balance of the local museum. Since 1987 the church functioned Museum of Nature.

The question of the return of the church community raised regularly since 1994, but the first results began to emerge only in 2006, after Bishop Gury appeal to the President of Ukraine. It was only in 2011 finally resolved the issue, as it was then evacuated the remains of exposure and festively consecrated cross on the dome. The first church service held in 2012 after a 81 year break, since the church is still active.

How to get there

Address Church - c. Zhitomir, st. Cathedral, 14.

The church is located in the center of Zhitomir, in the end Cathedral Street, which is 400 meters from Cathedral Square.

If you go by public transport, you will approach the bus 2, 4, 25, 30, 53 to stop "Square Cathedral" or bus 2, 3, 11, 14, 19, 25, 30, 40, 58 or bus 102 to stop " "Ukraine" hotel ". From there, through Cathedral Square Cathedral Street to the end.