Saints Cosmas and Damian church, Staryi Skalat

Ukrainian Orthodox church in Staryi Skalat, Ukraine

Saints Cosmas and Damian church
Церква святих великомучеників і безсрібників Косми і Даміана

Religion
Affiliation| Orthodox Church of Ukraine
Location
Location| Staryi Skalat, Skalat urban hromada, Ternopil Raion, Ternopil Oblast, Ukraine
Architecture
Completed| 1673

Saints Cosmas and Damian church (Ukrainian: Церква святих великомучеників і безсрібників Косми і Даміана) is an Orthodox parish church (OCU) in Staryi Skalat of the Skalat urban hromada of the Ternopil Raion of the Ternopil Oblast, and an architectural monument of local importance.[1]

## History

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The old church of the holy martyrs Cosmas and Damian, dating back to the fourth century, stands in the center of the village. It was built in 1673.[2]

The parish house, where the family of at. Pylyp Kurbas lived, has been home to the Les Kurbas Memorial Museum-Estate for over twenty years.[2]

During the ministry of at. Hryhorii Plykyda, an iconostasis was installed and the church was rebuilt.[2]

Under the skillful pastoral care of at. Serhii Soroka, the church was repaired and painted inside.[2]

With the assistance of the community, images of the patron saints were painted on the front side of the church, side domes were completed, and a small bell and Gospel were purchased.[2]

One of the most important achievements of at. Petro Budzyla is the installation and consecration of a new iconostasis made in the ancient style.[2]

## Priests

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* at. Yosyp Mykulskyi (until 1864),[2]
* at. Pylyp Kurbas (1864–1914),[2]
* at. Hryhorii Plakyda (1914–1936),[2]
* at. Yurii Karpinskyi (1936–1939),[2]
* at. Yaroslav Roketskyi,[2]
* at. Serhii Vorobkevych,[2]
* at. Simeon Lisnychuk,[2]
* at. Serhii Soroka,[2]
* at. Hryhorii Halaiko (1985),[2]
* at. Yosyp Kostetskyi (1988),[2]
* at. Vasyl Blavatnyi (1995–1997),[2]
* at. Petro Budzylo (since 1997).[2]

## References

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1. ^ Лист Тернопільського обласного центру охорони та наукових досліджень пам'яток культурної спадщини № 326 від 20.10.2021 r.
2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r с. Старий Скалат. Храм святих великомучеників і безсрібників Косми і Даміана, Храми Української Православної Церкви Київського патріархату. Тернопільщина, Автор концепції Куневич Б.; головний редактор Буяк Я.; фото: Снітовський О., Крочак І., Кислинський Е., Бурдяк В., Тернопіль : ТОВ «Новий колір», 2012, s. 309. : іл., ISBN 978-966-2061-24-6.