Holy Trinity Cathedral (Lutsk)
| Trinity Cathedral Lutsk | |
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 The Trinity Cathedral in Lutsk |
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| Construction year: | 1720-1789 |
| Inauguration: | 1789 |
| Architect : | Paweł Giżycki |
| Style elements : | Baroque - classicism |
| Location: | 50 ° 44 '46.3 " N , 25 ° 19' 33.6" E |
| Location: |
Lutsk Volyn , Ukraine |
| Purpose: | ukrainian orthodox church |
| Diocese : | Volyn Eparchy |
The Trinity Cathedral , originally a Roman Catholic St. Bernard monastery church, is a national landmark of Ukraine . It is located on the Theater Square in Lutsk . From 1721 the monastery of the Saint Bernard was built. The monastery church was completed in 1789 under the direction of the architect Paweł Giżycki. In the second half of the 19th century, the complex was taken from the Bernardines and given to the Orthodox community in Lutsk. In the 1870s, the church was rebuilt with the addition of a bell tower over the narthex and the dome over the crossing . The church has served as an Orthodox cathedral since 1880 , today as the Trinity Cathedral of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the Kiev Patriarchate . The former monastery houses a library and small shops.
history
Documentary sources certify the existence of a Christian church as early as the 15th century. It was on a hill outside the city. In the 1640s, with the support of King Władysław IV Wasa , the church was given to the St. Bernard Order. The chapel of Christ in mourning was built near the monastery church next to the St. Bernard cemetery . In 1648 the church was robbed during an attack by the Cossacks . In 1696 the wooden church burned down. An organ player set it on fire to hide a theft.
In 1720 the construction of a new, this time stone monastery was financed (there was no mention of the church yet). The founder was a member of the Radziwiłł family , who donated 40,000 złoty for the monastery and 16,000 for the underground passages. The architect Paweł Giżycki designed the church in baroque style , the founder was Prince Karol Stanisław Radziwiłł . Although the church was built for the Saint Bernard, it was typically Jesuit . The construction of the church was finished in 1789.
In 1793, Russian troops captured the complex and used it as a military camp until 1800. In the early 19th century, part of the monastery was used as the residence of Archbishop Kasper Kazimierz Cieciszowski , who managed to withdraw the troops from the monastery complex.
As Volyn part of the Russian Empire was the area for the first 30-40 years remained autonomous and had a cultural, religious, legal and administrative special status as a former province of Poland-Lithuania . In the 1830s, the Russian government abolished this autonomy and, from 1831, suppressed the Catholic Church . As a result, many Volhyn churches and monasteries were closed. In 1853 an application was made to close the Bernardine monastery. The monks of this order left the city. The church was given to the Orthodox community of Lutsk. In 1876 the church began to be rebuilt under the direction of the architect K. Rastruchanow. The two-story gallery that connected the former church to the monastery was demolished. A large dome was built in the middle and a bell tower above the narthex, changes that bring the former Catholic Church closer to the Russian church architecture.
Between 1920 and 1930 the Wolhyn area belonged to the second Polish republic . Lutsk again became the capital of the Volyn Voivodeship . The administration of the voivodeship was located in the monastery. After the Second World War , the Militia Administration , an investigation department of the NKWS , had its headquarters here. Later, the Faculty of History was attached to the Pedagogical Institute. Since August 12, 1992 the Trinity Cathedral has been the cathedral of the Volyn Eparchy of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church.
architecture
The plan of the monastery is horseshoe-shaped with the church in the center of it. Your crossing is in the middle of the curve of this semicircle. The architecture of the front of today's cathedral was changed from the baroque style to a mixed, baroque-classical style. The facade remained three storeys. Vertical axes, decorated with pilasters , structure the main facade of the cathedral, where the entrance is located.
In addition to the pillars, there are eight small altars in the cathedral that divide the central nave and the side aisles . The wall paintings are characterized by bright and strong colors, there are hardly any dark tones. The interior design includes both the Orthodox canon and Catholic elements such as a pulpit and space for an organ. In the altar there is a gilded iconostasis made of oak in the pseudo-Russian style of the 19th century. The royal door consists of two parts with openwork carvings.
Views
Interior
Former convent building
Stained glass window
cross
literature
- Колосок Б. В. Римо-католицькі святині Луцька. - К, 2004 ISBN 966-575-107-7
- Mieczysław Orłowicz. Ilustrowany przewodnik po Wołyniu. Łuck 1929
- Терський С. Історія Луцька. Том 1. Лучеськ Х — XV ст. - Львів, 2006 ISBN 978-966-553-660-4
