Church of St. Mary Magdalene, Lviv

Church of St. Mary Magdalene, Lviv

The Roman Catholic church of St. Mary Magdalene in Lviv, Ukraine is located west of the city's Old Town, by the Lviv Polytechnic.

The Roman Catholic church of St. Mary Magdalene

It was built at the beginning of the 17th century for the Dominican Order, combining the styles of Renaissance and Baroque, and consecrated in 1630. The church and monastery were plundered and burned in 1704 by Swedes only to be rebuilt by 1758 with an extended nave and new Baroque facade with two towers decorated with pilasters and cornices and rococo sculptures of Saint Dominic and Saint Hyacinth between the pediment and the tower added to the preserved polygonal apse with an altarpiece in stucco presenting scenes from the life of St. Mary Magdalene.

After the suppression of the Dominican monastery by the Austrian emperor Joseph II in 1783 its building was used a prison and the church was transferred to the diocese. The church underwent some minor changes with the groundwork carried out in front of it in 1880 necessitating the addition of stairs and balcony added above, in 1889 Neo-Baroque tower-helmets were installed along with a clock on the southern tower.

In 1923 the monastery building was given to the Lviv Polytechnic and in 1927 conservation work was carried out in the complex which continued until the outbreak of World War II, among them the installation of organ produced by the Czech Brothers Rieger workshop.

Under soviet rule the church remained open longer than most others in Lviv until it was closed in 1962. Most of the interior was plundered or destroyed, including the side altars, sculptures and ambo, only the organ and altar have survived today. In 1969 the church building was assigned to the Lviv Philharmony which established an organ concert hall in it.

With the collapse of the soviet union the parish was officially reestablished in 1991 however the church has not been returned yet and at the moment remains the property of the state from which the faithful have to rent it to attend the Holy Mass.

Coordinates: 49°50′6″N 24°1′5″E / 49.835°N 24.01806°E / 49.835; 24.01806


Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Нужно решить контрольную?

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Lviv Theatre of Opera and Ballet — Lviv Opera and Ballet Theater …   Wikipedia

  • Lviv — Lwów , Lvov , and Lemberg redirect here. For other uses, see Lwów (ship), Lvov (disambiguation), and Lemberg (disambiguation). Lviv Львів View of the historic Old Town …   Wikipedia

  • Church of Transfiguration, Lviv — Churches facade seen from Krakivska St. I …   Wikipedia

  • Church of St. Olha and Elizabeth, Lviv — The facade and belltower …   Wikipedia

  • Church of St. Onuphrius, Lviv — The Basilian monastery in Lviv. The Basilian monastery and Greek Catholic church of St. Onuphrius in Lviv, Ukraine is located north of the Old Town, at the base of the Castle Hill. Records mention a wooden church existed at this site already in… …   Wikipedia

  • Church of the Presentation, Lviv — Presentation Church in Lviv. The Carmelite Convent was established in Lviv by Jakub Sobieski. Many particulars of its design (decorative vases, Andreas Schwaner s statues) were patterned after the Roman church of …   Wikipedia

  • Lviv National Museum — The Dunikowski Palace acquired by Sheptytsky for expositions of the Lwow Ecclesiastical Museum. The Lviv National Museum is one of Ukraine s largest museums, dedicated to Ukrainian culture in all its manifestations. It was established by… …   Wikipedia

  • Old Town (Lviv) — Coordinates: 49°50′30″N 24°01′55″E / 49.84167°N 24.03194°E / 49.84167; 24.03194 …   Wikipedia

  • Dominican Church, Lviv — The churches main facade Interior The Dom …   Wikipedia

  • Massacre of Lviv professors — Unveiling of a new monument at the place of execution at Wuleckie Hills on July 3, 2011 …   Wikipedia

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”