ARCHIVAL MATERIALS ABOUT THE HISTORY OF THE FOUNDATION AND ACTIVITIES OF ST. MICHAEL'S AND ST. BORIS-GLEB CHURCHES IN THE VILLAGE OF ROMANIV IN VOLYN

Abstract

Church life is an important, integral part of the history of the Ukrainian people. The Church was not isolated from the influence of external factors and felt their pressure, preserving the moral foundations of Ukrainians, giving them strength and inspiration in overcoming obstacles that came their way. The article emphasizes the importance of the study of this problem, which concerns the history of the foundation and activities of St. Michael's and St. Boris-Gleb churches in the village of Romaniv in Volyn, which since their foundation have become centers of Ukrainian Orthodoxy. This topic has repeatedly attracted the attention of researchers. It has been established that with the actualization of historical and local lore research and problems of regional history of Ukraine, this process has especially intensified. The source base of scientific intelligence was made up of archival materials of the State Archives of Volyn region. A separate group of documents, which are the main source of information for covering the problem of religious life in the XX century, are the memoirs of old-timers, local parishioners, who were witnesses and participants in many events related to the history of these churches. The main goal of the work is to study the St. Michael's and St. Boris-Gleb churches, to describe the history of their foundation and activities, the role of priests – rectors of churches in the life of the village of Romaniv. Accordingly, a number of tasks were solved to achieve the goal. In particular, it was found out which villages and land holdings were assigned to these temples. It is shown how the number and attitude of parishioners to church shrines changed. It was established that the established schools at the churches were the foundation of education and spirituality, the only center for rural children to gain knowledge. It is noted that the spiritual life in the village of Romaniv, Piddubetsk parish, Lutsk district, was also engaged in the branch of the Lutsk district “Prosvita”. As a result, it was proved that there were always clergymen next to the parishioners who taught and spiritually supported them.