Letichevsky Castle (Dominican Monastery)

If you are a lover of antiquity, you will be interested to see the remains of a wide fortification wall and a watchtower that have been well preserved since the Middle Ages. About an hour drive from Khmelnitsky - and your look will appear Letichevsky castle. The exact date of its construction is unknown, but the mention of the castle dates back to 1210 - then the fortress fell as a result of the Tatars raid. If you are a lover of antiquity, you will be interested to see the remains of a wide fortress wall and a watchtower that are well preserved since the Middle Ages. About an hour drive from Khmelnitsky - and your look will appear Letichevsky castle. The exact date of its construction is unknown, but the mention of the castle date back to 1210- then the fortress fell as a result of the Tatars raid. At that time it was wooden. And the erection of stone structures was engaged in the 16th century by Kamenets elders Jan Potockiat the insistence of the Polish king.

In 1606, the Dominican Monastery began to be built in the castle. And Pope Clement the 7th gives the monastery the icon of the Virgin. Subsequently, she was recognized as a miracle worker. Icon of the Letychiv Mother of God is considered the patroness of Podillya. The image was twice taken to Poland under the Bolsheviks, who used the temple as a commissariat, then under a stable. Today the Sanctuary (sanctuary) of the Letychiv Mother of God is rebuilt. The temple and the monastery take pilgrims.

The grave of the Ukrainian Robin Hood - Ustim Karmelyuk is located behind the castle fortress. A monument to this famous people's avenger, sung in the dumas, is also installed.

And with a shady lime alley in the castle, a legend is associated: it was allegedly planted in a hurry, a little ahead of the carriage of Catherine the Great, so that the Empress would not be bored looking at the neighborhood.

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