Church and Monastery of Saint Onuphrius is a remarkable historical and artistic monument. The Church contains the tomb of Russia’s first printer Ivan Fyodorov. On leaving Moscow in 1567 Ivan Fyodorov lived in Zabludov and at the end of 1572 moved to Lvov. He settled in the Podzamche where he set up a printing press [...]
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Nearby to Saint Nikolas Church there is a Church and Monastery of Saint Onuphrius (Monastyr Svyatogo Onuiriya) dates back to hoary antiquity. Saint Onurfy Church began late in the 13th century as a wooden church that existed at the time of Prince Lev Daniilovich. In the mid-15th century it was supplemented by a monastery of [...] Church of Saint Nicholas (Tserkov Svyatogo Nikolaya) is a very interesting and probably the most ancient relic. It’s placed on Bogdan Khmelnitsky st. Saint Nicholas Church existed from about 1292. Until the beginning of the 14th century it was used as the family church of Lvov Princes. Later the church belonged to artisans of the [...] The Church of Saint John the Baptist (Kostyol Ioanna Krestitelya) is one of the ancient architectural structure of Lvov. Saint John Church faces the Old Marketplace. As Church Of Saint Mary it also underwent considerable changes. Saint John Church has began its existence as a church of the Orthodox Basilian Monks. In 1260 Prince Lev [...] Church of Saint Mary Magdalene (Kostyol Marii Snezhnoi) stands on a small hill facing the start of Bogdan Khmelnitsky Street. According to certain investigators the Church of Saint Mary was rebuilt from an ancient Russian church. But there is no doubt that at the close of the 13th century this was a Catholic church and the [...] Coming down the High Castle by Maxim Krivonos Street (Ulitsa Maxima Krivonosa) and turning rightyou gets into ancient part of the town called Podzamche meaning “under the castle.” As I wrote yestarday, on october 14th Maxim Krivonos seized Castle Hill. This event has been commemorated by stone monument erected in the Park; the street leading to the summit of the hill has been named after Krivonos. As I wrote earlier today, there were many attempts to seize the Castle Hill and all of them faild until 1648 when entire Ukraine was enveloped in a national war. As the battlefield extended to Galicia the Ukrainian peasant and the urban poor lookedupon the Cossacks as their saviours who would put an end to [...] A new page began in the history of the ancient Lvov – centuries of occupation by foreign invaders an epoch of relentless national and social oppression. But the people’s freedom-loving spirit was not broken. As I wrote before, Lvov was a large and lively centre of its time. It is regrettable that not a single relic of Lvov of that period has been preserved. We can only go by indirect evidence and the findings of archaeologists. It is surmised that as early as in the first half of the [...] |
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