St. George's Cathedral, Lviv
| St. George's Cathedral | |
|---|---|
| Groundbreaking | 1744 |
| Completed | 1760 |
| Administration | |
| Province | Ukrainian Catholic Archeparchy of Lviv |
| Clergy | |
| Archbishop | Ihor Vozniak |
St. George's Cathedral (Ukrainian: Собор святого Юра, translit. Sobor sviatoho Yura) is a baroque-rococo cathedral located in the city of Lviv, the historic capital of western Ukraine. It was constructed between 1744-1760[1] on a hill overlooking the city. This is the third manifestation of a church to inhabit the site since the 13th century, and its prominence has repeatedly made it a target for invaders and vandals. The cathedral also holds a predominant position in Ukrainian religious and cultural terms. During the 19th and 20th centuries, the cathedral served as the mother church of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church.[2]
History
A church has stood on St. George Hill (
Construction of the present Cathedral was started in 1746 by Metropolitan Athanasius Sheptytsky and finished in 1762 by Leo Sheptytsky. Following the necessity of transferring the seat of the metropolitan of the Church to Lviv in the 1800s, St. George's Cathedral became the mother church of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church (UGCC).[citation needed]
After the
The UGCC reemerged in 1989, when it was recognized by the Soviet authorities in the midst of Perestroika,[4][6] and began to reclaim parishes which they had ceded 45 years earlier. On August 12, 1990, members of the People's Movement of Ukraine party occupied and commandeered the cathedral. Two days later, the governing council of the Lviv Oblast recognized UGCC's claim to the cathedral, and it has remained a centre for the UGCC throughout the early years of Ukraine's independence.
Restoration of the cathedral took place in 1996 to commemorate the 400th anniversary of the Union of Brest. However, restoration of the cathedral's grounds is ongoing.[citation needed]
In August 2005, the seat of the
Architectural features
Designed by architect
An icon for the Church parish by Luka Dolynskyi depicts the banishment of merchants from the Temple. Another icon, Apostles, conveys a very strong expression of pain and desperate begging of the human being to the Almighty to bestow eternity on "a feeble soul stiff with the fear of death."[2]
The most precious
In the Cathedral's tombs are buried distinguished figures of the Ukrainian Greek-Catholic Church. Among them are Cardinal
The architectural ensemble of St. George's Cathedral also includes a belfry, the Baroque Metropolitan Palace and chapter house, as well as a garden enclosed behind two gates.
See also
- Saint George: Devotions, traditions and prayers
- 360-degrees interactive panorama of the interior
- Photos of St. George's Cathedral in Lviv
- Photo gallery of St. George's Cathedral
References
- ^ a b c St. George Cathedral. Lviv Best Portal Archived 2009-04-12 at the Wayback Machine 29 January 2006.
- ^ ISBN 966-8256-09-3
- ^ Catholic Encyclopedia. Lemberg: Uniat Ruthenian Archbishopric. 29 January 2007
- ^ a b Soviet-Era Documents Shed Light On Suppression Of Ukrainian Catholic Church Soviet-Era Documents Shed Light On Suppression Of Ukrainian Catholic Church, Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, August 7, 2009
- ^ Archbishop Volodymyr Sterniuk Archived 2005-04-20 at the Library of Congress Web Archives at the Religious Information Service of Ukraine
- ^ V. Petrushko - Autocephalous Schisms in Ukraine during the 1990s. Retrieved on 29 January 2007
- ^ "His Beatitude Lubomyr transfers seal of Patriarchal Curia to administrator of Kyiv-Halych Major Archbishopric (video added)". news.ugcc.ua. Retrieved 2020-04-09.
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