Demetrius Church

Just 20 kilometers from Kamenetz-Podolsk is the village Kukavka. The first mention of the village in the documents related to 1661.

History of Demetrius Church

Surprisingly, it was built in 1806 in the village of Demetrius church is well preserved until today. The money allocated for the construction of the temple of the village owner Earl I. Morkov. Erected a church congregation surprised two large columned porticoes with gables in the form of a triangle, while the other two were smaller in size. The peculiarity of the church were icons of the famous artist VATropinin, a former farmer Earl.

In the late 19th century, the church was repaired, since it a crack. The porticoes were dismantled. There have been removed for a unique orthodox temple sculptures of evangelists. There were two reasons - their severity and inconsistency Orthodox canons. A little later paintings of the church moved to museums in Ukraine and the Tretyakov Gallery in Moscow.

From the road the church hardly noticeable, especially in the summer on a background of foliage. Also, tourists can still interested in her monument located near a portrait painter Tropinin.

How to get to Demetrius Church

From Kamenetz-Podolsk can be reached by bus passing by. For motorists, there is the road to Vinnitsa . Returning from Kukavka, remember high rails railroad tracks near Vendichan and absence of moving there, it is somewhat to the left.

What to see near Demetrius church

Not far from the village there Kukavka Serebrintsy with a curious history and it is located in the estate Chatsky .