Kyrychenkova Krynytsia Spring

If you are overcome by a sense of despair and want to clear your thoughts and restore your body, it is worth visiting the city of Izium, where the healing holy spring “Kyrychenkova krynytsia” is located. For centuries, this spring has drawn pilgrims from all corners of Ukraine. It is known for its healing properties, which help people get rid of ailments. Today, a church has been built here and a bath chapel has been arranged.

Photo from the website city-izyum.pp.ua

Near the spring is the Church of the Pishchanska Icon of the Mother of God, dedicated to the icon kept in the church.

Interesting facts:

• The water in the spring is 6-8 C year-round.
• There is a legend that the spring was found by the Cossack Kyrychenko, who had a dream that to treat his blind daughter, he should dig a well. But as soon as the Cossack began digging the well, a stream of spring water burst up from underground. After his daughter began washing her face with this water, her sight returned.
• To bathe in the bathhouse, it is worth studying the rules in advance, since you cannot enter it naked or together with people of the same sex.
• Another name for the healing spring is the Mother of God Spring.