Saint Onuphrius Church () is a historic Greek Catholic parish church in Husiatyn, Ternopil Oblast. An architectural monument of national importance.Лист Тернопільського обласного центру охорони та наукових досліджень пам'яток культурної спадщини № 326 від 20 жовтня 2021 року.
History The temple was built as an Orthodox church in the last decade of the 16th century or at the beginning of the 17th century. Originally, it was a defensive church with a two-story tower, but the upper level of the tower, with its distinct defensive elements, has not been preserved. During the Turkish occupation in 1672–1699, it served as a mosque.
On 14 July 1893, the church burned down during a fire in Husiatyn.Pożar Husiatyna. „Kurjer Lwowski”. 199, s. 1–2, 4, 20 lipca 1893.
The nave of the building is rectangular, with apses adjoining it, which in turn are adjoined by additional rooms. The church has almost no external decoration, its windows, without frames, are located halfway up the walls. The nave is covered with a barrel vault. All components of the building are connected inside by arcaded passages. Above the nave, there is a dome with a bell tower located on an octagonal drum. The architecture of the church bears clear features of Eastern Christian sacred architecture of Volhynia and Moldova.J. Tokarski: Ilustrowany przewodnik po zabytkach kultury na Ukrainie. T. 2. Burchard Edition, 2001, s. 69. .
In 2015, four domes were built on the church, as well as a portico with Ionic columns at the front.
See also Saint Nicholas Church, Buchach
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