Church of the Dormition of the Mother of God, Hrubieszów

The Church of the Dormition of the Mother of God is an Orthodox parish church in Hrubieszów. It belongs to the Zamość Deanery of the Diocese of Lublin and Chełm of the Polish Orthodox Church. It is located at 3 Maja Street, in the city center. The first church under this dedication was built in Hrubieszów in the 1520s. Before 1630, this church undoubtedly came into the possession of the Uniates following a violent conflict between supporters and opponents of the Union of Brest. The current building was erected between 1867 and 1875, initiated by the incoming Russian population. The presence of an Orthodox church in Hrubieszów was intended not only to meet their religious needs but also to provide an opportunity for religious agitation among the students of the local Uniate progymnasium. After the mass deportation, the church was closed, and pastoral activities were resumed in 1921. The Hrubieszów parish continued to operate after World War II and the deportations of Orthodox Ukrainians to the Soviet Union, which resulted in the loss of most of its faithful. It was one of the seven pastoral centers in the Chełm Land that the hierarchy of the Polish Orthodox Church made special efforts to preserve in 1944 (most of the existing Orthodox churches were closed due to a lack of faithful). Closed after Operation Vistula, the church resumed its activities just four years later, in 1951,

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