St Nicholas Church, Hlukhiv

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The church of hetman "elections" of 1693 in the Hetmanate's last capital.

St Nicholas church was built in 1686–1693 by master Matvii Yefymov — the oldest landmark of Hlukhiv, the Hetmanate's last capital. Here took place the "elections" — ceremonies of investing hetmans — and Cossack councils gathered on the square before the church. General standard-bearer Mykola Khanenko is buried inside. In November 1708 Hlukhiv became the place where Ivan Mazepa was punished in absentia: on 5 November, Old Style, his effigy was executed on the square, and on the 12th the anathema was proclaimed in the presence of Peter I and the newly elected hetman Ivan Skoropadsky. Lokalna Istoriia names the Trinity Cathedral in Hlukhiv, which no longer stands, as the site of the anathema; Ukraina Incognita says simply “in Hlukhiv”.

Routes through this landmark

• Two Hetman Capitals