The Holy Trinity Church in the settlement of Holovne in Liuboml region was built in 1841 through the efforts of Count Branicki. The church and bell tower are architectural monuments of national significance. Today, the church grounds are surrounded by a low brick wall.
Since 1482
The church in Holovne was first mentioned in 1482 — at that time it belonged to the Liuboml protopresbytery. The 1533 poll tax register shows that the church paid 16 groszy in tax, but at that time it stood abandoned. In 1618 it is mentioned as the Pokrovska Church. In 1620, a priest from Holovne attended a church council in Liuboml convened by the Greek Catholic bishop.
In 1659, Ivan Vyhovsky, who was the starosta of Liuboml and guardian of the local churches, implementing the Hadiach Agreement, withdrew the churches of his starostwo from the jurisdiction of the Greek Catholic bishop and returned them to Orthodoxy. Among them was the church in Holovne. But after Vyhovsky’s execution in 1664, the churches were again returned to the Union.
Branicki Church
After 1795, Holovne became the volost center of Volodymyr-Volynskyi county. On May 8, 1820, the wooden church burned down completely. In 1841, through the efforts of Count Branicki, the current brick church was built — from the same era as the Peter and Paul Church in Svityaz, which was built by the same family.
How to get there
Holovne is in Kovel district, between Liuboml and the Shatsky Lakes. Nearby is the Branicki Church in Svityaz. More in the article Kovel district.
