St. John the Evangelist Church, Terespol

The St. John the Evangelist Church is an Orthodox parish church in Terespol, Poland. It belongs to the Terespol Deanery of the Diocese of Lublin and Chełm of the Polish Orthodox Church. The temple is located in the eastern part of the city, at 2 Cerkiewna Street. The church was built in the 18th century as a Uniate (Greek Catholic) church. Until the January Uprising, it was a strong center of the Uniate faith, and the local clergy were associated with the Polish independence movement. In 1875, due to the Conversion of Chełm Eparchy, the church in Terespol was transferred to the Russian Orthodox Church. Most of the faithful did not accept this decision and stopped attending the church altogether. After the change in denomination, the building was renovated twice – in 1881 and between 1897 and 1898. During the second renovation, a free-standing bell tower was erected next to the church, with a bell co-funded by Tsar Nicholas II, and new frescoes were created inside. After Poland regained independence, reopening the church was not initially planned. In 1926, it was made available to the faithful as the seat of a Neo-Uniate parish. In 1941, it was once again transferred to the Orthodox Church and has remained active within its structures since then.

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