Jesuit Church, Lviv
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The Jesuit Church in Lviv
is dedicated to Sts. Peter and Paul
. When constructed in the 1610 and 1620s, it was one of the largest churches in the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth
. Sebastian Lachmius, a monk, based his design for the church on that of Il Gesu in Rome
. His designs were modified by a professional Italian architect, Jacopo Briano, in 1618–1621.
A curious addition to the original design was the 80-meter clocktower on the south side which used to be the tallest building in Galicia. The upper part of this early 18th-century tower was demolished in 1830.
In 1740, the vaults were frescoed by the Eckstein brothers from Brno
. The paintings were greatly injured during the Soviet period, when the church was used as a storage facility and suffered relative neglect.
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...
is dedicated to Sts. Peter and Paul
Peter and Paul
Peter and Paul is a 1981 film starring Anthony Hopkins as Paul of Tarsus and Robert Foxworth as Peter the Fisherman, David Gwillim as Mark and Jon Finch as Luke. It was directed by Robert Day. The film mostly shows the works of Paul, beginning with his being struck down and converted by the Lord...
. When constructed in the 1610 and 1620s, it was one of the largest churches in the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth
Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth
The Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth was a dualistic state of Poland and Lithuania ruled by a common monarch. It was the largest and one of the most populous countries of 16th- and 17th‑century Europe with some and a multi-ethnic population of 11 million at its peak in the early 17th century...
. Sebastian Lachmius, a monk, based his design for the church on that of Il Gesu in Rome
Rome
Rome is the capital of Italy and the country's largest and most populated city and comune, with over 2.7 million residents in . The city is located in the central-western portion of the Italian Peninsula, on the Tiber River within the Lazio region of Italy.Rome's history spans two and a half...
. His designs were modified by a professional Italian architect, Jacopo Briano, in 1618–1621.
A curious addition to the original design was the 80-meter clocktower on the south side which used to be the tallest building in Galicia. The upper part of this early 18th-century tower was demolished in 1830.
In 1740, the vaults were frescoed by the Eckstein brothers from Brno
Brno
Brno by population and area is the second largest city in the Czech Republic, the largest Moravian city, and the historical capital city of the Margraviate of Moravia. Brno is the administrative centre of the South Moravian Region where it forms a separate district Brno-City District...
. The paintings were greatly injured during the Soviet period, when the church was used as a storage facility and suffered relative neglect.