Church of the Intercession of the Theotokos, Bończa

The Church of the Intercession of the Theotokos is an Orthodox church and parish church located in Bończa, Poland. It belongs to the Zamość Deanery of the Diocese of Lublin and Chełm within the Polish Orthodox Church. The church is situated outside the village's residential area, on a hill along the Krasnystaw–Uchanie–Hrubieszów road.The earliest records of an Orthodox parish church in Bończa date to 1489. In the 17th century, the parish adopted the Union of Brest, becoming Greek Catholic. A new Greek Catholic church was built in Bończa in 1724. In 1875, following the Conversion of Chełm Eparchy, the church was transferred to the Russian Orthodox Church. Six years later, a new church was constructed in the Moscow-Yaroslavl style, a variant of the prevailing Russian Revival style in sacred architecture. The church remained active until 1915, when the local Orthodox population was evacuated deep into Russia. It reopened as a parish church in 1922 or 1923 but was closed again after World War II due to the deportation of the Ukrainian Orthodox population, halting parish activities. The Ministry of Religious Affairs permitted its reopening for worship in 1956, though the small congregation prevented regular services until 2007. The building underwent a major renovation at the turn of the 20th and 21st centuries.

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