St. George's Cathedral in Lviv, Ukraine

St. George's Cathedral (Ukrainian: Собор святого Юра, Sobor sviatoho Yura) is a Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church (UGCC) cathedral in Lviv, Ukraine. The cathedral is located on a hill overlooking the city, holding a predominant position not only geographically but also in religious and cultural terms as a holy site, and during the 19th and 20th centuries the mother church of the UGCC.^[1] The cathedral was constructed between 1744-1760 in the baroque-rococo architectural style. Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (2288x1712, 621 KB) Ru: Собор Святого Юра. Львов, Украина. Photo made by my brother, Alex Zelenko. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (2288x1712, 621 KB) Ru: Собор Святого Юра. Львов, Украина. Photo made by my brother, Alex Zelenko. ... Motto: Semper fidelis Location Map of Ukraine with Lviv. ... The Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church (UGCC), also known as the Ukrainian Catholic Church, is one of the successor Churches to the acceptance of Christianity by Grand Prince Vladimir the Great (Ukrainian Volodymyr) of Kiev (Kyiv), in 988. ... A cathedral is a Christian church building, specifically of a denomination with an episcopal hierarchy, such as the Anglican, Catholic and some Lutheran churches, which serves as the central church of a diocese, and thus as a bishops seat. ... Motto: Semper fidelis Location Map of Ukraine with Lviv. ... Alternative meaning: Nineteenth Century (periodical) (18th century — 19th century — 20th century — more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 19th century was that century which lasted from 1801-1900 in the sense of the Gregorian calendar. ... (19th century - 20th century - 21st century - more centuries) Decades: 1900s 1910s 1920s 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s As a means of recording the passage of time, the 20th century was that century which lasted from 1901–2000 in the sense of the Gregorian calendar (1900–1999... // Events The third French and Indian War, known as King Georges War, breaks out at Port Royal, Nova Scotia The First Saudi State founded by Mohammed Ibn Saud Prague occupied by Prussian armies Ongoing events War of the Austrian Succession (1740-1748) Births January 10 - Thomas Mifflin, fifth President... 1760 was a leap year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... Adoration, by Peter Paul Rubens. ... North side of the Catherine Palace in Tsarskoye Selo - carriage courtyard: all the stucco details sparkled with gold until 1773, when Catherine II had gilding replaced with olive drab paint. ...

The first church on St. George Mountain (Sviatoyurs'ka Hora) existed in the 13th century, at the time of Halych-Volhynia Principality. Although the cathedral was destroyed numerous times by invaders, it has always been reconstructed. In the 18th century, it appeared in present grandeur and beauty.^[2] (12th century - 13th century - 14th century - other centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 13th century was that century which lasted from 1201 to 1300. ... Halych-Volhynia, or Halych-Volodymyr, was a large state in Ruthenia (Rus ) which existed in the 13th and 14th centuries. ... A principality is a monarchical feudatory or sovereign state, ruled or reigned over by a Monarch with the title of prince or princess (a synonym is princedom) or (in the widest sense) a Monarch with another title within the generic use of the term prince. ... (17th century - 18th century - 19th century - more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 18th century refers to the century that lasted from 1701 through 1800. ...

History

The Cathedral was built on the place of wooden church and a fortress-monastery from the times of Prince Lev circa 1280. After these were destroyed by the king Casimir III of Poland in 1340, a Byzantium style four column Orthodox church-basilica was constructed, which in the 16th century became the residence of Lviv's Ukrainian bishops. Lev I of Halych in front of his capital, Lviv Leo I of Halych (Ukrainian: , Lev Danylovich), (born ca. ... For broader historical context, see 1280s and 13th century. ... Noble Family or Dynasty Piast dynasty Coat of Arms Piast Eagle Parents Władysław I the Elbow-high, Jadwiga Kaliszka, of Gniezno and Greater Poland Consorts Aldona Ona, Adelheid of Hessen, Christina, Jadwiga of Glogow and Sagan Children 5 daughters Date of Birth 1310 Place of Birth Kowal Date... Events Europe has about 74 million inhabitants. ... ... (15th century - 16th century - 17th century - more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 16th century was that century which lasted from 1501 to 1600. ...

In July 1700, the Act of Unification of Lviv archdiocese with the Holy see was proclaimed in the old building of St. George's cathedral when Bishop Joseph Shumlanskyi openly embraced the cause of the union with Rome.^[3] Events January 1 - Russia accepts Julian calendar. ... An editor has expressed a concern that the subject of the article does not satisfy the notability guideline or one of the following guidelines for inclusion on Wikipedia: Biographies, Books, Companies, Fiction, Music, Neologisms, Numbers, Web content, or several proposals for new guidelines. ... Union of Brest (Belarusian: Берасьце́йская ву́нія) refers to the 1595-1596 decision of the (Ruthenian) Church of Rus, the Metropolia of Kiev-Halych and all Rus, to break relations with the Patriarch of Constantinople and place themselves under the (patriarch) Pope of Rome, in order to avoid the domination of the newly...

Construction of the present Cathedral was started in 1746 by metropolitan Athanasius Sheptytsky and finished by 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 whole Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church. // Events Catharine de Ricci (born 1522) canonized. ... 1762 was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... Motto: Semper fidelis Location Map of Ukraine with Lviv. ... Beginning of the Napoleonic Wars (1805 - 1815). ... The Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church (UGCC), also known as the Ukrainian Catholic Church, is one of the successor Churches to the acceptance of Christianity by Grand Prince Vladimir the Great (Ukrainian Volodymyr) of Kiev (Kyiv), in 988. ...

Following the Second World War at the Lviv Synod held in March, 1946 under the pressure of the Soviet authorities the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church was forcibly "united" with the recently recreated Ukrainian Exarchate of the Russian Orthodox Church and the Cathedral was transferred to the the Exarchate along with other churches of the UGCC in Soviet Ukraine. The Cathedral was reconsecrated as Saint Yury's, and became the mother church of the Lvіv-Ternopіl diocese. Mushroom cloud from the nuclear explosion over Nagasaki rising 18 km into the air. ... In the Byzantine Empire, an exarch was a proconsul or viceroy who governed a province at some remove from the central authorities, the Emperor and the Patriarch of Constantinople. ... The Russian Orthodox Church (Russian: ), also known as the Orthodox Christian Church of Russia, is that body of Christians who are united under the Patriarch of Moscow, who in turn is in communion with the other patriarchs and primates of the Eastern Orthodox Church. ... In the Byzantine Empire, an exarch was a proconsul or viceroy who governed a province at some remove from the central authorities, the Emperor and the Patriarch of Constantinople. ... State motto: Пролетарі всіх країн, єднайтеся! Official language None. ...

On 12 August 1990 members of the nationalist People's Movement of Ukraine forced their way into the Cathedral of Saint Yury, and two days later, the provincial Council of Lviv Oblast recognised it as part of the UGCC newly recognized by the Soviet authorities in the wake of Democratic reforms of the late 1980s.^[4] August 12 is the 224th day of the year (225th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1990 (MCMXC) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Politics of Ukraine Politics of Ukraine Political parties in Ukraine Elections in Ukraine: President: 2004 The Peoples Movement of Ukraine (Narodnyi Ruch Ukrajiny) is a political party in Ukraine. ... Oblast (Czech: oblast, Slovak: oblasÅ¥, Russian and Ukrainian: , Belarusian: , Bulgarian: о́бласт) refers to a subnational entity in some countries. ... Lviv Oblast is an oblast of western Ukraine, created on December 4, 1939. ... Poster showing Mikhail Gorbachev, with the slogan perestroika Perestroika ( , Russian: IPA: ) is the Russian term (which passed into English) for the economic reforms introduced in June 1987 by the Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev. ...

Restoration of the Cathedral took place in 1996 to commemorate the 400th anniversary since the Union of Brest. However, restoration at the Cathedral's grounds is ongoing. 1996 (MCMXCVI) was a leap year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year for the Eradication of Poverty. ... Union of Brest (Belarusian: Берасьце́йская ву́нія) refers to the 1595-1596 decision of the (Ruthenian) Church of Rus, the Metropolia of Kiev-Halych and all Rus, to break relations with the Patriarch of Constantinople and place themselves under the (patriarch) Pope of Rome, in order to avoid the domination of the newly...

In August, 2005, the seat of the Major Archbishop of the UGCC was moved from Lviv to Kiev, the nations capital, and the Cathedral remains one of the most important churches in Ukraine as the central church of the Lviv eparchy. In the Roman Catholic Church, a major archbishop is an Eastern Rite hierarch who has the same jurisdiction in his sui juris particular church that an Eastern rite patriarch does, but whose episcopal see is less prestigious than a patriarchal see. ... Location Map of Ukraine with Kiev highlighted. ...

Description of the Cathedral

St. Leo and St. Athanasius at the entrance to the Cathedral

A pearl of European art designed by architect - Bernard Meretin, and sculptor - Johann Georg Pinsel, St. George's Cathedral reflects merged Western influences and traditions of a Ukrainian church building.^[2] The Cathedral was erected under the guidance of metropolitan Athanasiy Sheptytsky.

An expressive statue of St. George the Dragon-slayer, by Pinsel , stands in the church attic. Pinsel's hands also created the stony images of St. Leo and St. Athanasius who stand on guard over the church portal "warning with their stern look about their readiness to fight against anyone not showing enough venerability."^[1] In contrast, the architecture of the courtyard has a soothing effect on a visitor. For alternate uses, see Saint George (disambiguation) Saint George on horseback rides alongside a wounded dragon being led by a princess, late 19th century engraving. ... Pope Saint Leo I, or Leo the Great, was a Roman aristocrat who was Pope from 440 to 461. ... Athanasius of Alexandria (also spelled Athanasios) (c. ...

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 so that He would bestow eternity on "a feeble soul stiff with the fear of death."^[1]

The most precious relic of the church is the Wonder-working Icon of the Virgin Mary (17th century). It was brought to Lviv from Terebovlia in 1674 by bishop Joseph Shumlianskyi. (16th century - 17th century - 18th century - more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 17th century was that century which lasted from 1601-1700. ... Motto: Semper fidelis Location Map of Ukraine with Lviv. ... Terebovlia (Ukrainian: , also Terebovlya, Polish: ) is a small city in the Ternopil Oblast (province) of western Ukraine. ... Events February 19 - England and the Netherlands sign the Treaty of Westminster. ...

In the Cathedral's tombs are buried distinguished figures of the Ukrainian Greek-Catholic Church. Among them are cardinal Sylvester Sembratovych, metropolitan Andrei Sheptytsky , patriarchy Josyf Slipyj, metropolitan Volodymyr Sterniuk, Myroslav Ivan Cardinal Lubachivsky.^[2] A monument to Josyf Cardinal Slipyj outside the Ternopil Cathedral Josyf Cardinal Slipyj (Ukrainian: ) (February 17, 1892—February 7, 1984) was a Ukrainian Eastern Rite Catholic cleric, the leader of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church. ...

The architectural ensemble of St. George's Cathedral includes also a belfry, the metropolitans palace and chapter house, and a garden, enclosed behind two gates.

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