Zarvanytsia - center of spirituality Bashny.Net

The village of Zarvanytsia in Ternopil region known in the world of the miraculous icon of the virgin with the infant Jesus in her arms. The glory of the crowned icon, continued now in the local parish Church of the Holy Trinity, and goes back to princely times.





In 1867 Pope Pius IX gave this area a pilgrimage importance. since Zarvanytsya is visited by thousands of pilgrims.

For centuries, the Podolsk, the Shrine was repeatedly destroyed by enemy invaders, especially the Turkish conquerors. However, the greatest harm caused Zarvanytsya Bolshevik totalitarian system that destroyed the structures of the local monastery, the wooden Church, a chapel near the healing spring.





After the proclamation of independence of the Ukrainian state Zarvanytsia began to revive as the world Mari otpusty center. Ejegodno here are crowded pilgrimage. In honor of the 2000th anniversary of the Nativity of Christ in this Holy place was built the majestic Cathedral Zarvanitskoy the mother of God, gate Church of the Annunciation, sculpture of the miraculous icon, four-storey bell tower, a choir box, and the monastery — wooden Church of the Nativity of the blessed virgin.





During his official visit to Ukraine in June 2001 Pope John Paul II prayed before the miraculous icon Zarvanitskoy the virgin Mary, which was brought to the Ukrainian Greek-Catholic Church at Askold's grave in Kiev. Dad gave zarvanitskoy Cathedral of the mother of God consecrated beads, which are made available for pilgrims.





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