Showing posts with label Churches in Lvov. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Churches in Lvov. Show all posts

25 Nov 2011

Churches in Lvov


 What is special?
  During the tour "Churches in Lvov", you can visit three main religious centers of Ukraine: the Orthodox, Greek Catholics and Armenians, Ukrainian baroque pearls - the architectural ensemble of St. George; Onufriivsky convent, where were issued the first Ukrainian printed books: "The Apostle" and "Primer" Ivan Fyodorov and many other equally interesting temples of the city.

Description
  The most interesting temples in Lvov:

• Leading Ukrainian Orthodox Church abroad XVI-XVII centuries. Destination of Metropolitan of Kiev Petro Mohyla. Stavropigiyskoe first church of the medieval brotherhood of Ukraine;
• St. George Orthodox Church;
• Dominican monastery with the church of God's Body;
• Bernardine monastery-fortress (1630)
• Benedictine convent. Male Vasiliyansky Monastery of St.Onuphrius;
• Carmelite Monastery and the Barefoot Carmelites;
• Jesuit church - the first church in Lviv, built in Baroque style (1630 p);
• Mortuary chapel Lvov patricians XVII century. Boim and Kampianov;
• Religious themes in sculptures of lions;
• Monument figure of the Mother of God on the main street of the city.