Historic Churches & Monasteries

This collection spans the historical borderlands of Ukraine and Poland, highlighting the region's unique ecclesiastical architecture. It features UNESCO-listed wooden tserkvas, such as St. George's in Drohobych and St. Paraskevi in Radruż, alongside grand Baroque landmarks like Lviv's St. George's Cathedral. These sites represent a convergence of Greek Catholic, Roman Catholic, Orthodox, and Jewish traditions, reflecting centuries of multi-confessional history and artistic evolution in Eastern Europe.

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St. George's Cathedral

St. George's Cathedral is a baroque-rococo cathedral located in the city of Lviv, the historic capital of western Ukraine.

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St. Paraskevi Church, Radruż

St. Paraskevi Church in Radruż is a Gothic, wooden church from the sixteenth-century located in the village of Radruż, Poland, which…

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St. George's Church

St. George's Church in Drohobych is one of the oldest and best preserved timber churches of Galicia.

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Holy Trinity Church, Zhovkva

Wooden Holy Trinity Church was built in suburb of Zhovkva, Ukraine in 1720 on the place of a church that burned down in 1717.

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Cerkiew Poczęcia Bogurodzicy w Młodowicach

A wooden Orthodox branch church located in the village of Młodowice.

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Kościół pw. Narodzenia Najświętszej Maryi Panny w Prusiu

A wooden Greek Catholic church from the late 19th century, currently serving as a Roman Catholic church.

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Kościół pw. Świętego Mikołaja

A former Greek Catholic wooden church in the village of Wyżłów.

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Cerkiew pw. Świętego Jerzego Męczennika w Nowych Sadach

A brick-built Greek Catholic parish church situated in the village of Nowe Sady.

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Cerkiew pw. Świętego Mikołaja w Hrebennem

A historic wooden Greek Catholic parish church in Hrebenne, dating back to the late 17th century.

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Cerkiew pw. Narodzenia Najświętszej Panny Marii w Liskowatem

A wooden Greek Catholic church built in the Boyko architectural style, located in the village of Liskowate.

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Cerkiew Zaśnięcia Matki Bożej

A wooden Greek Catholic church built in 1770, located in the village of Żmijowiska.

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Cerkiew Objawienia Pańskiego w Korczminie

A wooden Greek Catholic parish church in Korczmin, dating to approximately 1570, making it one of the oldest in the region.

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Kościół św. Stanisława biskupa męczennika

A brick-built church in Nowe Sady, originally constructed as a Greek Catholic sanctuary.

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Kaplica pw. Matki Boskiej Śnieżnej

A wooden Greek Catholic church built in 1931, located near the older UNESCO-listed St. Paraskevi Church in Radruż.

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Kościół pw. Narodzenia NMP

A brick-built Greek Catholic branch church located in Jaksmanice.

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Choral synagogue

The Choral Synagogue, also called the Great Synagogue, is an Orthodox Jewish synagogue, located on Pylypa Orlyka Street, in Drohobych, Lviv…

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Kostel vsih svatih (1758r.)

A landmark Roman Catholic church built between 1751 and 1758, designed by architect Bernard Meretyn. Though now in ruins, it remains a significant example of Baroque architecture.

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Monastir pohodzenna dereva Hresta Gospodnogo, XVII-XVIII st.

A 17th-century Dominican monastery and complex known for its fortified walls and proximity to the landmark Devil's Rock.

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Kostel Svatogo Stanislava

A fortified Roman Catholic parish church in Dunajiv, reflecting the defensive religious architecture typical of the region.

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St. Bartholomew Church

A 15th-century Gothic Roman Catholic church and bell tower, serving as one of the oldest brick structures in Drohobych.