Pagan Temple in Ternopil Region

Ternopil Regional State Television and Radio Company. The June 10, 2004 issue of the program "Through the Lens of TTB" is dedicated to the "Yazichnytska" cave in the village of Monastyrok, Ternopil Region.

The video shows the views of the village, tells about the history of the sanctuary and various sights near it.

The program was worked on by: Valentina Lopashchenko, Olga Yarema, Oleg Pavlyshyn, Volodymyr Zabolotny, Roman Stasyshyn, Yuriy Markovych.

Reference: The most famous sight of Monastyrok is the "Yazichnytska" cave - a cave temple, built by the ancient Slavs in the 9th century in a natural limestone grotto. The main relic of the shrine is a unique image of Jesus Christ with closed eyes, which, according to researchers, symbolizes turning away from human sins. The grotto is conventionally divided into three parts - the porch, the nave and the altar, and its architectural structure retains elements of the 19th century restoration carried out by Leon Sapieha. The temple was partly wooden and existed until the end of the 17th century, when it was destroyed by fire.