Church of St. Onuphrius, Lviv
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The Basilian monastery and Greek Catholic church of St. Onuphrius in Lviv
, Ukraine
is located north of the Old Town
, at the base of the Castle Hill
.
Records mention a wooden church existed at this site already in the 13th century during the reign of Leo I of Halych
. During the second half of the 15th century a monastery was built next to the church. A stone church was built in 1550 and in 1585 a monastery surrounded with fortifications. The church was destroyed and rebuilt several times. Damaged by Turks in 1672, it underwent a major reconstruction in 1680. In 1776 the church was connected with the previously separate chapel of the Holy Trinity, adjoining it to the north, a new classicist bell tower was built in 1820 and in the years 1821-1824 the presbytery was extended and a sacristy added. The churches present day look dates to 1902 when the southern nave was constructed symmetrically and both were toped with hexagonal domes. Inside the church holds 18th century polychromies and an iconostasis
from 1908.
Under Soviet rule the church was closed and changed into a museum of the first Ukrainian printer Ivan Fedorovych
, who worked in the monastery at the end of 16th century and is buried there. After the collapse of the Soviet Union it was returned to the Basilians and restored.
Lviv
Lviv is a city in western Ukraine. The city is regarded as one of the main cultural centres of today's Ukraine and historically has also been a major Polish and Jewish cultural center, as Poles and Jews were the two main ethnicities of the city until the outbreak of World War II and the following...
, Ukraine
Ukraine
Ukraine is a country in Eastern Europe. It has an area of 603,628 km², making it the second largest contiguous country on the European continent, after Russia...
is located north of the Old Town
Old Town (Lviv)
Lviv's Old Town is the historic centre of the western Ukrainian city of Lviv, in the Lviv Oblast , recognized as the State Historic-Architectural Sanctuary in 1975.-UNESCO:...
, at the base of the Castle Hill
Lviv High Castle
The Lviv High Castle or Lviv Castle Hill is a historic castle located on one of the hills of the Western Ukrainian city of Lviv. It is currently the highest point in the city, 413 metres above sea level....
.
Records mention a wooden church existed at this site already in the 13th century during the reign of Leo I of Halych
Leo I of Halych
Lev I of Galicia became in turn Knyaz of Belz , Knyaz of Peremyshl, king of Halych and King of Rus' , Grand Prince of Kiev .-Family:...
. During the second half of the 15th century a monastery was built next to the church. A stone church was built in 1550 and in 1585 a monastery surrounded with fortifications. The church was destroyed and rebuilt several times. Damaged by Turks in 1672, it underwent a major reconstruction in 1680. In 1776 the church was connected with the previously separate chapel of the Holy Trinity, adjoining it to the north, a new classicist bell tower was built in 1820 and in the years 1821-1824 the presbytery was extended and a sacristy added. The churches present day look dates to 1902 when the southern nave was constructed symmetrically and both were toped with hexagonal domes. Inside the church holds 18th century polychromies and an iconostasis
Iconostasis
In Eastern Christianity an iconostasis is a wall of icons and religious paintings, separating the nave from the sanctuary in a church. Iconostasis also refers to a portable icon stand that can be placed anywhere within a church...
from 1908.
Under Soviet rule the church was closed and changed into a museum of the first Ukrainian printer Ivan Fedorovych
Ivan Fyodorov (printer)
Ivan Fyodorov or Fedorovič , was one of the fathers of Eastern Slavonic printing...
, who worked in the monastery at the end of 16th century and is buried there. After the collapse of the Soviet Union it was returned to the Basilians and restored.