Attractions of Lviv region

The Church of Saint George in Brody is the so-called "Little Church", an outstanding building in the style of Galician folk architecture.

A temple of defensive type. Built at the beginning of the 17th century, restored in 1867.

Inside the Church of Saint George is a highly artistic iconostasis in the Rococo style.

The monastery and the church of Saint George were founded in Sheptytskyi by the Belz voivode Frantsishek Saleziy Potocki in 1763 for the Greek-Catholic order of the Basilians.

In 1771-1776, a stone church and cells were built on the site of the wooden buildings according to the project of the architect Yohan Kasper Zelner. The architecture combines features of late baroque and classicism.

The monastery was liquidated in 1946 by the Polish authorities. In 1980, a branch of the Lviv Museum of the History of Religion and Atheism was opened in the church building, and an art gallery was opened in the cells. In 1989, the museum was moved to the Potocki Palace, and the temple complex was handed over to the Greek Catholic community.

The Kokhavyne monastery of Saint Gerard was founded in 1755 by monks of the Carmelite order at the wooden temple built in 1748 for the miraculous icon of the Our Lady of Kokhavyne.

The current southern part of the village of Hnizdychiv used to be a separate village of Kokhavyne, which is associated with a legend about the phenomenon of the miraculous icon of the Mother of God of Kokhavyne. According to legend, the icon was discovered in the Kokhavyne forest in 1646, and soon this place became an object of mass pilgrimage. At first, the icon was kept in a small chapel, later a new wooden church was built at the expense of Kostyantyna Vyhovskyi.

During the Austrian rule, the monastery was closed, but in 1868 the construction of a large stone church in the neo-Gothic style began, which was consecrated in 1894. The neo-Gothic stone chapel was built in 1901-1902.

During the Soviet rule, the monastery and temple were closed, and a boarding school was placed on the territory.

Today it is the monastery of the Redemptorists of Saint Gerard. The temple was consecrated in honor of the Intercession of the Holy Mother of God (remnants of paintings have been preserved). The miraculous icon was exported to Poland in 1945. Now there is a copy of it in the church. Next to the chapel is a holy spring.

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 Roman Catholic Church of Saint Jakob the Apostle was built in Krakovets in 1785-1787 in the neoclassical style at the expense of Ihnatiy Tsetner. The former church, founded in 1425, when Krakovets received Magdeburg rights, was wooden.

The new brick Catholic church designed by Domeniko Merlini had 7 altars. Its facade was previously decorated with a portico with columns. The relief "Allegory of Faith" is preserved on the frieze.

In Soviet times, the temple was used as a production facility.

Currently, the Church of Saint Jakob in Krakovets has been re-consecrated.

The Church of Saint John the Chrysostom was built in Poliana in 1770.

It is located on the territory of an ancient cemetery, where you can find very old tombstones.

In the 19th century, a parish school operated near the church, until a new school was built in the center of the village in 1890.

During Soviet times, the church of Saint John the Chrysostom was closed. Since 1991, it has been returned to the community of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church.

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 Ukrainian Greek-Catholic Church of Saint John the Baptist was built in Verkhnie Synovydne at the end of the 19th century as the Roman Catholic Church of Virgin Mary of Chenstokhova.

The church building has a typical appearance for Carpathian churches: a tall structure with a steep bell tower. To the right and left of the entrance, the church is decorated with biblical frescoes: the image of the angel who brought the good news to Mary about the birth of a son, and the baptism of Jesus by John the Baptist.

On the territory of the Church of Saint John the Baptist there is a memorial sign in honor of the residents of the village - heroes of Ukraine who died in the fight against the invaders. There is also a cross on a pedestal with a figure of the Virgin Mary next to the church.

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 wooden church of Saint Archangel Michael on the territory of the ski resort "Play" was built in 2010 in the classic Boyki style.

The church has a carved iconostasis and a unique candle 2 meters high.

Saint Michael's Church belongs to the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church.

The wooden church of Archangel Michael in the village of Isai was built in 1663 by the master Ilya Pantelimon, as evidenced by the carved inscription on the western door. This is one of the oldest wooden churches in Lviv region, a unique example of Boyko folk architecture, which is part of the "original Carpathian trinity" (churches in Skole, Verkhnia Rozhanka and Isai).

Architecturally, the St. Michael's Church belongs to the Drohobych school of architecture, the characteristic features of which are three monumental onion-shaped baths, an additional church emporium under the dome above the nave, and a vestibule on columns. In addition, the building is one of the few existing examples of a church with a krylas (platform for singers).

The interior preserves the ancient three-tiered iconostasis with the "Tree of Jesse" Royal Gate, 17th-century wall painting, 18th-century banners, authentic castles and a cenotaph. The icons of famous artists of the end of the 19th century Ivan and Vasyl Chayka, created in 1897, are stored in the church. Restoration is in progress.

Michael's Church in the village of Isai is an architectural monument of national importance. Nearby is a wooden bell tower from 1722. Restoration is underway.

The Church of Saint Nicholas in Staryi Sambir has a long history.

The Catholic parish was founded in the city back in the 15th century, and a wooden church was built at the same time. In the 16th century, a stone Gothic church was built at the expense of Queen Bona Sfortsa. In 1753, it was reconstructed at the expense of the Polish king Avhust III, but a century later it fell into disrepair and was dismantled.

The current neo-Gothic church building was built in 1903 (architect Yablonsky). The interiors were painted by Lviv artist Leonard Vinterovsky.

In the 1940s, the temple was closed, the premises were used as a warehouse. In 1991, the Saint Nicholas church was returned to the Catholic community of Staryi Sambir.