Attractions of Lviv district

The monastery complex with the church of Saint Clement of the Pope was built in Lviv in 1893-1895 by the builder Ivan Levynskyi according to the project of Frants Shtatts for the Catholic female monastic order of the Discalced Carmelites.

In 1939, the headquarters of the NKVD was located here. In 1943, the Nazis shot Italian prisoners of war on the territory of the monastery garden and cemetery. After the Second World War, until 1952, the guard regiment of the NKVD-MIA was housed in the buildings of the monastery. Later, this unit was based on the southern outskirts of the city, and the monastery complex was taken over by the city's ATS - the temple housed an operating room for settlements with clients. In the 1960s, during renovation and construction works, the remains of the repressed were found here.

Currently, the church of Saint Clement of the Pope is an active church of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church. Discovered in one of the brick niches, the figure of the crucified Christ without hands is now installed in the altar of the church.

Since 1708, when the Lviv Assumption Stavropygius brotherhood converted to Greek Catholicism, the Orthodox community of Lviv did not have its own church, services were held in private homes.

The construction of the Orthodox Church of Saint Great Martyr George, according to the project of the Austrian architect Gustav Zakhs, began in Lviv in 1897. The image of the church, which is atypical for Galician sacral architecture, combines features of the neo-Romanesque and neo-Byzantine styles, which are more typical for Bukovyna.

From 1992 to April 2023, the Church of Saint George was the cathedral of the Lviv Diocese of the Russian Orthodox Church in Ukraine and the only church in Lviv that belonged to the Moscow Patriarchate. Today, the church belongs to the Orthodox Church of Ukraine.

The current church of Saint John Chrysostom and theological seminary occupy a complex of buildings of the former Franciscan monastery, built in 1877-1889 according to the project of architect Yulian Zakharevych.

The temple was built in the Neo-Gothic style. In the apse, there are 3 stained glass windows made in Munich by Frants Mayer in 1887-1889, as well as a wooden neo-Gothic pulpit. The monastery building is three-storey, with an inner courtyard.

In Soviet times, the First Infectious Disease Hospital was located here.

Currently, the complex belongs to the Orthodox Church of Ukraine, the Lviv Orthodox Theological Academy is located here.

The majestic Saint Lawrence Church in Zhovkva was built at the beginning of the 17th century according to the project of the architect Pavlo Shchaslyvy.

Conceived as the main temple of the city, the tomb of the Zholkevsky family and a pantheon of knightly glory. The founder of the city, the crown hetman, Stanislav Zholkevskyi, a Lviv castelian, his wife and son, as well as the Danylovych family and Jakub Sobesky (father of King Yan Sobesky), are buried in the dungeon, which is why the Poles call the church "Little Wawel".

In the interior, there are preserved marble tombstones with sculptures by Voytsekh Zychlyvy: male figures in knightly armor, female figures in traditional long dresses. Also, the interiors were decorated with picturesque canvases of the 17th century: "Battle of Vienna", "Battle of Khotyn", "Battle of Kalushyn" (now they are in Olesko Castle). The Renaissance portal is decorated with images of saints, on the pediment there is a sculpture of Michael the Archangel.

Near the church is a late Renaissance belfry, built in the 16th century as a defensive tower. The preserved part of the city wall is adjacent to it.

During Soviet times, the Church of Saint Lawrence was closed, but now it has been returned to the Catholic parish, restored by Polish specialists.

The Church of Saint Lazarus was founded in Zhovkva in 1624 as a wooden Roman Catholic church.

In 1627, a city hospital for the poor was opened near the church. In 1735, the stone buildings of the church and hospital were erected at the expense of Yakub Sobesky. In 1861, in the restored buildings of the complex, the Feliciana monastery was opened, which operated until the Second World War.

In 1946, the monastery was closed by the Soviet authorities, the premises were used as a warehouse.

In 1991, the building of the former church was returned to believers and consecrated as the Orthodox Church of Saint Lazarus of the Ukrainian Autocephalous Orthodox Church. Since December 2018, it is an active church of the Orthodox Church of Ukraine.

The Monastery of Saint Lazarus in Lviv was built in 1621 according to the project of the architect Amvrosiy Prykhylny as a defensive complex outside the city. The Renaissance-style church was built by him in 1634-1640 with the participation of Yakub Boni and Martyn Hodny.

A shelter for sick and wounded soldiers operated at the monastery.

For some time, the Ukrainian poet and folklorist Markiyan Shashkevych lived at the Saint Lazarus Monastery.

The Roman Catholic Church of Saint Mary Magdalene was founded in 1600 by Dominican monks on the site of an old wooden church outside the city walls of Lviv.

A Dominican monastery and a seminary were opened near the church. The authors of the project of the monastery complex are architects Voytsekh Kelar and Martyn Hodny.

In 1648, the monastery fortifications were captured by the troops of Bohdan Khmelnytskyi. Subsequently, the church building underwent several changes. In 1754-1758, the church was expanded and rebuilt by the architect Martyn Urbanik, the facades were changed, and the towers were completed.

During the secularization reform of the Austrian emperor Joseph II in 1786, the church was made a parish, and a prison for women of light behavior was established in the monastery (closed in 1922).

The church acquired its modern appearance in 1870. The architecture of the building combines elements of the Baroque and Renaissance styles.

The largest organ in Ukraine, manufactured in 1932 by the Czech company Rieger-Kloss, was installed in the church of Saint Mary Magdalene. Since Soviet times, the building has housed the Lviv House of Organ and Chamber Music.

Since 1998, the service has been resumed.

The Greek Catholic Church in Velykyi Liubin was consecrated in 2000 and named after Saint Nicholas the Wonderworker.

The building is basilica-like, with a tall octagonal drum, on which a dome covered with sheet metal is built.

On a small mound near the Saint Nicholas Church there is a cross erected in honor of the fighters for the freedom of Ukraine.

Nearby is the old wooden Nicolas Church from 1854.

The majestic church of Saint Nicholas rises in the center of Kulykiv village.

The defense temple was built in 1538 at the expense of Prince Mykola Herburt Odonovsky on the site of the original Roman Catholic temple, founded in the 14th century.

Built of hewn stone, the Saint Nicholas church still preserves strict Gothic features. Inside, there are 19th-century paintings by the artist Antoniy Kachmarsky. According to legend, underground passages led from the church all the way to Zhovkva.

In the 1940s, the Kulikiv church was closed by the Soviet authorities.

In 2000, it was returned to the Roman Catholic community of Kulykiv. Restoration was carried out, as a result of which the building lost its ancient charm.

The Greek-Catholic Church of Saint Nicholas in Hlyniany was built in 1894 on the site of the old wooden church founded in 1632.

In 1932-1933, the interiors were painted by the famous Galician artist Severyn Boracek.

During the Soviet era, the temple was closed and abandoned.

Divine service was resumed in 1989, the church was restored. The frescoes on the walls are shining with colors again - the local priest claims that they have miraculously restored themselves.

The Church of Saint Nicholas in Peremyshliany was built in 1805.

From 1922 to 1942, the rector of the church was Father Omelyan Kovch, who was declared a holy martyr of the Greek Catholic Church.

The Church of Saint Nicholas in Vyzhniany was founded in 1400, although then it was most likely still wooden.

It was rebuilt several times, in particular in 1651 and 1750. In its current form, which combines Gothic and Baroque features, it was rebuilt in 1929-1931 according to the project of architect Bronislav Viktor. The fresco was painted under the supervision of the Lviv artist Stanislav Teyseyr in 1942-1943. The remains of the organ remained in the choirs.

Currently, the temple is closed, the building needs restoration.

The Church of Staint Nicholas was founded in Chyshky in 1410 by the local nobleman Mykola Dmytrovskyi as the Church of All Saints.

The first temple was wooden, after 1492 it was first rebuilt in stone. Over the centuries, it was rebuilt several times. In its present form, it was rebuilt in 1774 as the Church of Saint Nicholas, and in 1894 it was significantly expanded. The apse part and a fragment of the southern side have been preserved since the 15th century.

Today it is the Greek Catholic Church of Saint Nicholas.

The Princely Church of Saint Nicholas the Wonderworker is the oldest monument of monumental architecture in Lviv. It is assumed that the church could have been founded by Prince Daniel of Galicia. It may have been built as a tomb for Galician princes and was the main spiritual center of Lviv Ruthenians.

The first mention of the Church of Saint Nicholas dates back to 1292. Back in princely times, the church served not only as a temple, but also as a center of social and political life.

It was located at the foot of the High Castle Hill (Vysoky Zamok), next to the Old Market square (Stary rynok), which was the center of the lower town in the early Middle Ages. The thickness of the walls of the Saint Nicholas temple also indicates the defensive importance of the building.

The Basilian Monastery of Saint Onuphrius in Lviv is an architectural monument of the Middle Ages. According to some sources, it was founded during the reign of Lev Danylovych, the son of the city's founder, Danylo Halytskyi.

The stone buildings of the Saint Onuphrius Church, the Trinity Chapel-bell tower and the monastery cells were built in 1505 by Prince Kostyantyn Ostrozky.

The architecture combines the traditions of Ukrainian sacred architecture with Renaissance and Baroque forms. During the hostilities, the monastery complex played the role of a defensive structure.

Ivan Fedorov, the first printer, was buried in the monastery cemetery in 1583.

The monastery of Saint Onuphrius belongs to the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church.