Descent of the Holy Spirit Church

Potelych-Tserkva of the Descent of the Holy Spirit

UNESCO World Heritage Site
Location	[pl; de], Zhovkva Raion, Lviv Oblast, Ukraine
Part of	Wooden Tserkvas of the Carpathian Region in Poland and Ukraine
Criteria	Cultural: (iii), (iv)
Reference	1424-008
Inscription	2013 (37th Session)
Area	0.19 ha (0.47 acres)
Buffer zone	1.1 ha (2.7 acres)
Coordinates	50°12′31″N 23°33′3″E / 50.20861°N 23.55083°E / 50.20861; 23.55083Coordinates: 50°12′31″N 23°33′3″E / 50.20861°N 23.55083°E / 50.20861; 23.55083
Location of Descent of the Holy Spirit Church in Lviv Oblast Descent of the Holy Spirit Church (Ukraine) Show map of Lviv OblastShow map of UkraineShow all

Wooden Descent of the Holy Spirit Church was built in suburb of , Ukraine in 1502 on the place of a church that was burned down by tatars. It is the oldest wooden church in Lviv Oblast. Church was visited by Bohdan Khmelnytsky

The structure consists of three wooden naves and a brick sacristy.

On June 21, 2013 on the 37th Session of the UNESCO World Heritage Committee in Cambodia the Holy Trinity Church was added to the UNESCO World Heritage List among 16 wooden tserkvas of Carpathian Region in Poland and Ukraine.^[1][2]

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