December 22, 2013 , the grand day of St. Anne - Mother of Mary , from whom was born Jesus , the opening and consecration of the chapel of St. Panteleimon , built in Ivano- Frankivsk hospice .
Consecration performed Archpriest Fr. Basil Burak - Chancellor of Ivano-Frankivsk Eparchy of the UOC -KP and Fr. Ruslan pastern - Chairman of the Commission " pastoral mission of the Diocese of Ivano-Frankivsk UGCC in health care ."
In the celebration of the consecration of the chapel and the opening was attended priesthood Greek Catholic and Orthodox churches, hospice chaplain , Fr. Jaroslav Rokhmaniv , director of public health Roman Melnyk , chairman of Regional Committee of the Trade Union of Health Natalia Byrchak , architect of the chapel , Mr. Victor, chief physician Irina Sluhotska regional center staff and palliative care physicians medical institutions of the city and just citizens who find themselves near for 14-00 h.
It should be noted that the chapel was built at their own expense of our patron and volunteer Andrew Poslavsky . Mr. Andrew, he said, the first long had the idea of creating such a chapel , then - thinking about place in Ivano-Frankivsk best to install it. We believe that hospice area - the perfect place . It is the patron saint Panteleimon doctors and healing and Palliative Care Conference , held in Ivano- Frankivsk, 26-27 September , decided to determine St. Panteleimon also our patron.
After the common prayer and consecration of the chapel all participants were able to attach to the relics of St. Panteleimon, brought from the old church of the same name , located in the Galician village of Shevchenko district in our region.
Briefly story:
Saint Panteleimon church is unique in that it is unmatched and most distinctive architectural monument of the Prince of Galich end of the twelfth century. , Preserved to our times. Construction of the temple was completed in 1194 ( according to other sources 1200). Founder was a Galician- Volyn Prince Roman the Great , who in honor of his grandfather , Prince of Kiev Iziaslav ( whose Christian name Panteleimon ), built this church . Located on the mountain church in the village of Shevchenko Grape , near the place where the cleanest in Europe Limnytsya river flows into the Dniester. September 28 this year, there was a pilgrimage and Ukrainian medical workers to the Church of St. Panteleimon, the decision to hold such a pilgrimage every year.
