Temple of St. Panteleimon

The temple of St. Panteleimon is the only surviving building of ancient Galich of the princely era. The construction of the temple on the northeastern outskirts of the city was completed in 1194. It was founded by the Galician-Volyn bishop Roman Mstislavich, naming after his grandfather, the Kiev prince Izyaslav, whose Christian name was Panteleimon. In the XIV century. the temple was transformed into the Church of St. Stanislaus, and in the XVI century. reconstructed and opened the Franciscan monastery with a bell tower, defense ramparts and monastery premises. After the First World War, the Panteleimon temple was in desolation for a long time, restored in 1998, consecrated by Greek Catholics. Ancient graffiti are preserved on the walls, in particular, the famous flowered cross, which became the emblem of the National Reserve "Ancient Galich" and the coat of arms of the modern city.