Cathedral Basilica of the Assumption, Lviv

Coordinates: 49°50′27″N 24°01′50″E / 49.8408°N 24.0306°E / 49.8408; 24.0306
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Latin Cathedral
Archcathedral Basilica of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary
Латинський собор
Style
Gothic
Administration
ArchdioceseLviv
Clergy
ArchbishopMieczysław Mokrzycki

The Archcathedral Basilica of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary (Ukrainian: Архикатедральна Базиліка Пресвятої Діви Марії; Polish: Bazylika Archikateldralna Najświętszej Maryi Panny), usually called simply the Latin Cathedral (Ukrainian: Лати́нський собо́р, Polish: Katedra Łacińska) is a 14th-century Roman Catholic cathedral in Lviv, western Ukraine. It is located in the city's Old Town, in the south western corner of the market square, called Cathedral Square.

History

The first church built on this site was a small wooden Roman Catholic church dedicated to the Holy Trinity, built in 1344 and lost in a fire six years later. In 1360, king

Casimir III of Poland began the construction of the present day church, built in Gothic style, as the cathedral of the newly created Latin diocese. The church was consecrated in 1405 and the parish was moved here from "Our Lady of the Snows" church. In 1412 the see was transferred from Halych
. Construction work continued throughout the 15th century and the cathedral was finally consecrated in 1481.

The cathedral witnessed many significant events. In 1440 the

John II Casimir, who entrusted the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth to the care of the Blessed Virgin in what came to known as the Lwów Oath
.

In the years 1761–1776 the cathedral was refurbished in

minor basilica by Pope Pius X
.

Following the Soviet annexation of almost half of Poland's pre-war territory the Latin Cathedral is presently one of just two churches in Lviv which were not closed down or made subject to the

John Paul II
reactivated the Lviv diocese.

Meanwhile, the miraculous icon of the Madonna was moved to

John Paul II
during his Apostolic Visit to Ukraine on June 26, 2001.

  • Interior of the cathedral
    Interior of the cathedral
  • Main altar
    Main altar
  • Altar of the Holy Trinity
    Altar of the Holy Trinity
  • Altar of the Transfiguration of Jesus
    Altar of the Transfiguration of Jesus
  • Kampian's Chapel
    Kampian's Chapel

See also

  • Roman Catholic Church in Ukraine

External links

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