Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Ternopil
Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary | |
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Religion | |
Affiliation | Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church |
Status | Active |
Location | |
Location | Ternopil, Ukraine |
Geographic coordinates | 49°33′11″N 25°35′29″E / 49.5530°N 25.5915°E |
Architecture | |
Architect(s) | August Moszyński |
Type | Cathedral |
Style | Baroque |
Groundbreaking | 1749 |
Completed | 1779 |
Website | |
http://katedraternopil.org/ |
Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary, formerly Dominican Church,[1] is a Ukrainian Greek Catholic Cathedral in Ternopil, Ukraine overseen by the Ternopil–Zboriv Archdiocese. Built in the middle of the 18th century in a Late-Baroque-style, the cathedral is one of the defining sights of the city of Ternopil.
History
The church was designed by
As soon as the building was completed, then master of Ternopil, Polish magnate
In the first half of the 19th century, the church's building belonged to
On October 20–22, 1851
During World War II, the Dominican Cathedral - the same as the whole city - was severely destroyed. It was fully restored a few years after war's end, though. During the Soviet times, church's premises were used as a picture gallery, and only in 1989, the church started operating again.[3] It passed to the Greek-Catholic community of Ternopil and was renamed into the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary.
The present time
The church had 9 altars: central, St. Vintsetiy and lateral. Now, instead of lateral, it is possible to see the copies of wonder-working icons of Ternopil regions:
are located in the monastery.A park is laid out in front of the Catholic Church and a monument to the Prince Danylo Halytskyi is installed there. To the left of the church, a monument to Josyf Slipyj was dedicated in 2004.
See also
- List of Jesuit sites
- Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church
- Ukrainian Catholic Archeparchy of Ternopil–Zboriv
References
- ISBN 978-1462040216. Retrieved 7 May 2017.
- ^ "Stroiński Stanisław". Encyklopedia PWN (in Polish). Wydawnictwo Naukowe PWN. Retrieved 7 May 2017.
- ^ a b "Dominican Church (Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception of the Holy Mother of God)". Discover Ukraine. Discover Ukraine. Retrieved 7 May 2017.