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Churches, monasteries, sights of pilgrimage Ivano-Frankivsk region

St. Paraskeva Church in Sheshory

On a hill above the Pistynka River, nestled among the picturesque Hutsul mountains, stands one of the oldest landmarks of the village of Sheshory — the wooden Church of the Holy Great Martyr Paraskeva Pyatnytsia.

About the place

Its history dates back at least to 1680. The current structure was built in 1873 on the site of a previous church that was destroyed by fire.

The church is a typical example of Hutsul wooden sacred architecture from the second half of the 19th century. It features a five-part log construction with a single dome, an extended narthex, and a cruciform floor plan. The facade is clad in metal, and the altar faces northeast. Nearby are two bell towers: the older two-tier one, built together with the church, and a newer one added later.

During the Soviet era, the church remained active but suffered from neglect — no major renovations were carried out. Only in the 1990s, following the revival of Ukrainian religious traditions, was the building partially restored: the iconostasis was refurbished, the facade repaired, and the church regained its well-kept appearance. Today, the parish belongs to the Kolomyia Diocese of the Orthodox Church of Ukraine (OCU).

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