Holy Intercession Church, Sutkivtsi

Sutkivtsi, Ukraine

The Holy Intercession Church is a stone fortified church, built in honor of the feast of the Intercession. It is located in the village of Sutkivtsi, Khmelnytskyi Raion, Khmelnytskyi Oblast, Ukraine. It functions as both a fortress and a church. The Intercession Church is a unique example of defensive construction in Podillia, and is now a functioning church and museum. It is one of the oldest defensive churches in Ukraine and the only medieval defensive temple of the tetraconch type. Its closest analogue is the keep church of the castle in Étampes, France.

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