Description of the attraction
The oldest wooden church in the city of Kovel, as well as its main attraction is the Roman Catholic Church of St. Anna. The Church of St. Anne is the only wooden two-tower Catholic church in Volyn, and only two of them have survived throughout Ukraine.
The Catholic parish of St. Anne was founded in Kovel in the 16th century with the assistance of Queen Bona. She was supported by King Jan Kazimierz, as well as many local magnates. Initially, the building of the wooden church was located near the Annunciation Church. In 1648, during the Cossack wars of liberation, the temple was destroyed, and its property was plundered. In 1710, the church was nevertheless rebuilt by Volynsky voivode S. Leshchinsky. In 1854 the church burned down again. On the site of the burned down church, the rector of the church, together with the parishioners, erected a new wooden church, which survived the First World War, the revolution and survived until 1945, after which it was dismantled by order of the local authorities.
The new Catholic Church of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary appeared in 1996 on the site of the former bus depot. It was erected in 1771 in the village of Vishenki, Rozhishchensky district, from where it was transported to the city. Outside, the church is faced with boards, covered with shingles, has two domes and towers on the facade. Restorers have carefully worked on the restoration of the temple. This is how one of the oldest architectural monuments of 1771 appeared in the city of Kovel.
A sacred stone brought from Jerusalem was laid in the stone foundation of the temple. The main attraction of the temple is the carefully restored Baroque altar from the late 18th century.
The Church of St. Anne is a unique religious building not only in the city of Kovel, but throughout Ukraine.
