Saints Peter and Paul Church, Sosnowica

The Saints Peter and Paul Church is an Eastern Orthodox filial church in Sosnowica. It belongs to the Parish of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross in Horostyta, in the Chełm Deanery of the Diocese of Lublin and Chełm of the Polish Orthodox Church.

The first Orthodox church in Sosnowica was built between 1522 and 1544, but it was destroyed within the same century. In 1598, an Uniate church was established there. It served as the parish center until 1890, when it was moved to the local cemetery due to its poor condition. The new church, designed by Viktor Syczugov in the Russian Revival style, was built between 1891 and 1894. By this time, the parish had converted to Orthodoxy, following the Conversion of Chełm Eparchy in 1875. The church served as the parish center from 1894 to 1946, with a break between 1915 and 1919 when the local Orthodox population was displaced. After the deportations of the Orthodox Ukrainian population as part of the resettlements to the Soviet Union and Operation Vistula, the church was abandoned and repurposed as a warehouse. Most of its historic furnishings were destroyed at that time. After 1989, the building was restored for liturgical use as a filial church. The Divine Liturgy is celebrated once a year on the feast day of the patron saints.

The church is located in the central part of the village, along the main road – the highway from Lublin, west of the market square. Approximately 150 meters from the church is the historic, active Orthodox cemetery.