Sanctuaries of the Lviv Archdiocese of the Roman Catholic Church in Ukraine: A Historical Overview

Andrii Demianchuk; Vladyslav Hrymskyy; Myroslava Tsyhanyk; Yuliia Stempitska; Mychailo Hnatyuk

doi:10.61707/2529da11

Authors

Andrii Demianchuk Ph.D. (History of Arts), Associate Professor of the Department of Theater Studies and Acting, Faculty of Culture and Arts, Ivan Franko National University of Lviv, Lviv, Ukraine
Vladyslav Hrymskyy Master (Licentiate) of Canon Law, Faculty of Theology, Chancellor of the Religious Organization “Curia of Lviv Archdiocese of the Roman Catholic Church in Ukraine”, Lviv, Ukraine
Myroslava Tsyhanyk Ph.D. (Philological Sciences), Associate Professor of the Department of Theater Studies and Acting, Dean of the Faculty of Culture and Arts, Ivan Franko National University of Lviv, Lviv, Ukraine
Yuliia Stempitska Senior lecturer, Department of Graphic Design and Book Art, Faculty publishing-printing and informational technologies, Ukrainian Academy of Printing Pod Holoskom, Lviv, Ukraine
Mychailo Hnatyuk PhD of Art Studies, Associate Professor, Associate Professor of the Department of Visual Arts, Decorative and Applied Arts, and Design Methods of Teaching, Educational and Scientific Institute of Arts, Vasyl Stefanyk Precarpathian National University, Ivano-Frankivsk, Ukraine

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.61707/2529da11

Keywords:

Sanctuaries, Sacred Architecture, Roman Catholic Church, Ukraine

Abstract

The research aims to collect historical information on the sanctuaries of the Lviv Archdiocese of the Roman Catholic Church in Ukraine that are dedicated to the Persons of the Holy Trinity (or the Divine mystery), the Blessed Virgin Mary, saints, and blesseds. The study applies a comprehensive approach using methods of scientific analysis, systematisation and generalisation, and a combination of historical, cultural and art historical methods to provide a broader understanding of the topic. This research considers twenty sanctuaries of the Lviv Archdiocese that were officially proclaimed from June 13, 1995, to June 10, 2020, as well as the ancient Sanctuary of the Mother of God Merciful and God of Mercy. It has been established that all sanctuaries of the Lviv Archdiocese are diocesan. The study analyzed more than fifty publications. The scientific novelty of the results obtained is a comprehensive analysis of historical information about the sanctuaries of the Lviv Archdiocese of the Roman Catholic Church in Ukraine. The sanctuaries of the Lviv Archdiocese in Ukraine require further historical, cultural, and art historical research that will complement previous publications.