Church of All Saints, Old Merchik

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For connoisseurs of spiritual history and culture, there will undoubtedly be a visit to the Church of All Saints in Merchik near Kharkov. The first foundation of the wooden church was laid in 1680. In 1778 a stone church was built in his place at the expense of Count Shidlovsky.

The icon contained the icon of the Miraculous Akhtyrskaya Mother of God. According to the existing legend, a blind girl, praying before this icon, miraculously began to see. After the revolution, it was lost, so they wrote a new icon. The temple was closed until 1994. Now he reopened his doors.

The church attends many parishioners and tourists. Before them, there is the possibility of seclusion in a temple in which religious rites are held. Not far from the church is an old park, and on the road to it lies a pagan sacrificial stone and stands a stone woman. Researchers, archaeologists have determined that this stone in pre-Christian times was used to offer the ancient pagan gods. For those who want to experience the history of past centuries, it will be interesting to visit this construction of the Kharkiv region.

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Church of All Saints, Old Merchik