Contemporaries used to say that Lvov had “few Russians but much of Russia.” All this imbued the Renaissance in Lvov with unique local features.
Local artistic traditions which had deep roots in ancient Russia were too viable to give way under the impact of new influences. They forced the architects, sculptors and painters from abroad to adapt themselves in part to the traditions of local architecture. That is why Lvov architecture of the Renaissance age acquired the inimitable, original coloring that accounts for the town’s characteristic appearance.
The Church of the Assumption earliest building dates back to the early 14th century when Lvov was under the rule of the Calician Princes. After it collapsed it was followed by two more churches. The third was burnt down in 1571. Twenty years later the Stauropegia (Greek Orthodox Church) Fraternity raised the fourth Church of the Assumption which has survived to our day. It was completed in 1629 and consecrated two years later.