St. George's Cathedral, Lviv

St. George's Cathedral
St. George's Cathedral in Lviv, Ukraine.
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DenominationCatholic Church
Sui iuris churchUkrainian Greek Catholic Church
History
StatusCathedral
Architecture
Architect(s)Bernard Meretyn
Stylebaroque-rococo
Groundbreaking1744
Completed1760
Administration
ProvinceUkrainian Catholic Archeparchy of Lviv
Clergy
ArchbishopIhor Vozniak

St. George's Cathedral (Ukrainian: Собор святого Юра, translit. Sobor sviatoho Yura) is a baroque-rococo cathedral located in the city of Lviv, the historic capital of western Ukraine. It was constructed between 1744-1760[1] on a hill overlooking the city. This is the third manifestation of a church to inhabit the site since the 13th century, and its prominence has repeatedly made it a target for invaders and vandals. The cathedral also holds a predominant position in Ukrainian religious and cultural terms. During the 19th and 20th centuries, the cathedral served as the mother church of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church.[2]

  1. ^ St. George Cathedral. Lviv Best Portal Archived 2009-04-12 at the Wayback Machine 29 January 2006.
  2. ^ Nykolyshyn, Yuriy. (2006) Lviv. Apriori Press. Lviv, Ukraine. pg. 63, 67. ISBN 966-8256-09-3