UOC chapel consecrated in Krasylivka, Chernihiv region

Consecration of the Chapel of St. Nicholas the Wonderworker in the village of Krasylivka. Photo: Chernihiv Eparchy

Consecration of the Chapel of St. Nicholas the Wonderworker in the village of Krasylivka. Photo: Chernihiv Eparchy

The Vicar of the Chernihiv Eparchy, UOC, Archbishop Nikodim of Liubech performed the rite of consecration of a chapel in honor of St. Nicholas the Wonderworker on November 27, 2025, on the territory of the Intercession Church in the village of Krasylivka, reports the eparchy's press service.

Before the consecration, the hierarch and clergy of the Kozelets Deanery performed the Divine Liturgy, during which they especially prayed for peace in Ukraine and the Church suffering from persecution.

After the liturgy, Archbishop Nikodim consecrated the chapel with an equipped water source.

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