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Church of Saint Josaphat (Dominican Monastery)
The majestic church of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary of the Dominican monastery was built in Zhovkva in 1655 at the expense of Sofiya Teofila Sobeska, who owned the city at the time - the mother of the future Polish king Yan III Sobeskyi.
The Catholic church in the early baroque style was built on the site of the wooden church of the Virgin Mary. The monastery is surrounded by high defensive walls with a round corner tower, which was part of the system of city fortifications. In the 18th century, the complex was supplemented with monastic cells.
Sofiya Teofila Sobeska is buried in the church, as well as one of her sons, Mark - the brother of King Yan III Sobeskyi, who died near Batoh in 1652. The allegorical tombstones of the work of the German sculptor Andreas Schlueter ...
Last update
3/20/2024
Categories | Temple, Architecture |
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Date of foundation | 1653-1655 years |
Address |
Lvivska Street, 7
Zhovkva |
Coordinates | 50.05658° N, 23.974122° E Coordinates copied |
Phone | +380 67 673 4300, |
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