Cemetery Church of the Covering Veil of Theotokos
Virtual tour
We have prepared some practical multimedia materials, which we hope will bring closer to these beautiful historic Polish Orthodox churches. Watching an introductory video with comments from the guide and spiritual guardian of the temple, decorated with moody Church chants, you can emphasize with its atmosphere. Going on a virtual tour, which includes 360 panoramic photos, you can quite imagine yourself inside the temple. For active tourists we have prepared a proposal for a cycling route. We invite you to a virtual tour of the orthodox church, and in the future to visit it in person.
Introduction
A short distance from the church of St. Anthony Pechersky and St. Paraskeva in Hola, built in the early 18th century, is an Orthodox cemetery. The necropolis was founded at the turn of the 18th and 19th centuries. Several wooden tomb crosses, a large number of tombstones from the 2nd half of the 19th and 1st half of the 20th century have been preserved on its territory.
History
In the old, southern part of the cemetery stands the ancient chapel of the Covering Veil of the Theotokos, which was erected in the years 1846 – 1847. As a material for its construction was used wood from the renovated large parish church.
In 1966, the cemetery church in Hall was listed on the register of architectural monuments.
Architecture
It is a wooden building of log structure, closed on three sides. In front of the entrance there is a tent on four columns, with a triangular top. The single-ed roof of the chapel is covered with shingles. It`s crowned of bulbous dome with an Orthodox cross.
Decorative towels
For now, before reconcecration of the church, decorative towels are presented in its interior. This is an interesting local tradition of Podlasie – for centuries the Orthodox decorated them with crosses and icons,
both in their spiritual nests, and in their homes.
Virtual tour
Cycling route
Here is a proposal of a cycling route for active tourists. To use it, download the file to your computer by clicking the button on the left, unzip it, upload the .gpx file to any GPS device for navigation… and on the road. We wish you a successful and fruitful journey.
Renovations
In 2019, thanks to the financial support of the European Union, a complete restoration of the chapel of the Covering Veil of the Theotokos in Hola was carried out. It was the first major renovation of the building since its construction in the 19th century.
In the coming years it is planned to restore its ancient interior.
Photo gallery
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- Outside
- Inside
- Cemetery
