Church of St. Nicholas, Tomaszów Lubelski

The Church of St. Nicholas is an Orthodox parish church in Tomaszów Lubelski. It belongs to the Zamość Deanery of the Diocese of Lublin and Chełm of the Polish Orthodox Church. The church is located on the eastern side of the Market Square. An Orthodox parish existed in Tomaszów as early as the first half of the 16th century. In the 17th century, the first church of this denomination was built, dedicated to St. Nicholas. In the following century, this church was taken over by the Uniates and remained under their ownership until the Conversion of Chełm Eparchy in 1875. A new church, built in the Russian Revival style, was constructed between 1885 and 1890 using state funds allocated by the Russian government for such purposes. The church remained continuously open during World War I, the interwar period, and World War II. Pastoral activities were interrupted only by Operation Vistula and the forced resettlement of Orthodox Ukrainians from Tomaszów. Until 1957, the abandoned church was used by dairy plants and gradually fell into disrepair. That year, the Orthodox parish in Tomaszów Lubelski was reinstated, and a provisional renovation of the building was carried out. More extensive restoration work took place in the late 1980s and early 21st century. From 1983 to 1990, the church housed the Turkowice Icon of the Mother of God.

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