Carmelite monastery

Carmelite Monastery is located in the city of Terebovlya, in Ukraine. The monastery was built on the banks of the Gnezna River in 1617, first of wood, after 1635 - of stone. In 1635-1639, the main building of the monastery was erected - a stone church in the Renaissance style. In the XVII century, the monastery was repeatedly destroyed. The monastery complex was finally formed by the middle of the XVIII century: the monastery was surrounded by a wall with four corner towers and loopholes. In the XIX century was completed bell tower over the entrance arch.

In the church of the monastery were kept icons of the Mother of God and Jesus Christ, decorated with precious stones. During the First World War, the monastery property was looted. In 1945, the Carmelites left Terebovlya and went to Poland, taking with them the icon of the Mother of God and the monastery property. The icon of the Mother of God is now in Gdansk.

According to some reports, in Soviet times in the monastery there was a warehouse, according to others - a factory of Christmas toys. In 1991, the monastery was transferred to the Ukrainian Autocephalous Orthodox Church. The monastery complex, well preserved, has survived to our days. Now it is the current church of St. Vladimir. The defensive wall around the monastery remained worse, only the southern part with two towers remained.