The ruins of the church, puppeteers
Religious buildings of the 18th century is now a wonderful abandoned ruins of a temple constructed in the Baroque style, decorated with two statues on each side. Amazingly beautiful mural painted by the artist in S. Stroinski. On the main altar was placed a miraculous cross Kukolnitskogo castle.
The history of the church in the Puppeteer
Church of St. John the Evangelist was built, according to some sources, in 1732, on the other - in 1722 at the expense of the Lviv Archbishop Jan Skarbek. Later, the funding took the Kiev governor I. Potocki. On a hill in the center of the place chosen for the settlement construction. Bequest Skarbek in kukolnitskom church had buried his heart. Even during the time of construction in 1735, the church was robbed. But, according to historical records, in 1766 the church had not been 7 new gilded altars, except the Holy Trinity. The main altar is the miraculous crucifix.
A year later, the altars were drawn and gilded choirs refurbished and transferred to the new bells Murovani belfry. In 1774, the church painted by Stanislav Stroinski. Two years later, the temple blocked the new shingles, and two years later at the cemetery of the church surrounded by a wall on the facade there are two statues.
All changes which the church endured in the 19th century, well known. During the First World War the church was severely damaged: the facade was damaged, the signature, the pulpit and the main altar. The roof was restored in 1919, and general repair took place in 1924. During recovery, strengthened the foundation, completely changed the tiles and built a new signature. In 1931, the updated 3 altar, pulpit and organ.
The church was closed in 1945. After 1955 it arranged the warehouse of chemical fertilizers. In 1962, the villagers set fire to the building, and burned all that remained at the time: the pulpit, altars and signature. Since 1990, the building was empty and completely destroyed.
Where are the ruins of the church in the Puppeteer
In the village of puppeteers in Polish times Kakolniki, located on the river Bibeltsy in the bush are abandoned ruins of the church of St. John. The village is located a few kilometers from Rogatinskaya routes are.
