Church of Intercession of the Theotokos, Kobylany

The Church of Intercession of the Theotokos is an Orthodox parish church in Kobylany. It belongs to the Terespol Deanery of the Diocese of Lublin and Chełm of the Polish Orthodox Church. The church is located in the center of the village, at 65 Słoneczna Street. The first Orthodox church in Kobylany was established before 1519, and by 1539 it had become the seat of a parish within the Chełm Eparchy. Like other pastoral centers of this eparchy, it accepted the Union of Brest, which occurred in 1620. In 1875, following the dissolution of the Uniate Chełm Eparchy, the church in Kobylany once again became an Orthodox place of worship. 15 years later, a new brick church was built on the site of the older religious building, designed by Victor Sychugov. The church was inactive from 1917 to 1920, during which time its condition partially deteriorated. In the interwar period, the renovated building served as the seat of a registered, state-supported Orthodox parish. In 1927, the church was the subject of a dispute between Orthodox believers and followers of the Neo-Uniate movement but remained under the administration of its original owners, who continue to manage it. The interior of the church features historic 19th-century furnishings, either created for the church in Kobylany or transferred there from churches destroyed during the 1938 reversion campaign.

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