Olga was a regent of Kievan Rus' for her son Sviatoslav from 945 until 960. Following her baptism, Olga took the name Elenа. She is known for her subjugation of the Drevlians, a tribe that had killed her husband Igor. Even though it was her grandson Vladimir who adopted Christianity and made it the state religion, she was the first ruler to be baptized.
The Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church (UGCC) is a major archiepiscopal sui iuris ("autonomous") Eastern Catholic church that is based in Ukraine. As a particular church of the Catholic Church, it is in full communion with the Holy See. It is the second-largest particular church in the Catholic Church after the Latin Church. The major archbishop presides over the entire Church but is not distinguished with the patriarchal title. The incumbent Major Archbishop is Sviatoslav Shevchuk.
Halych is a historic city on the Dniester River in western Ukraine. The city gave its name to the Principality of Halych, the historic province of Galicia (Halychyna), and the Kingdom of Galicia–Volhynia, of which it was the capital until the early 14th century, when the seat of the local rulers moved to Lviv.
Lviv Oblast, also referred to as Lvivshchyna, is an oblast in western Ukraine. The capital of the oblast is the city of Lviv. The current population is 2,478,133.
Komarno is a city located in Lviv Raion (district) of Lviv Oblast (region) in western Ukraine. Local government is administered by Komarnivska city council. It hosts the administration of Komarno urban hromada, one of the hromadas of Ukraine. The population is approximately 3,653.
Ukrainian Village is a Chicago neighborhood located on the near west side of Chicago. Its boundaries are Division Street to the north, Grand Avenue to the south, Western Avenue to the west, and Damen Avenue to the east. It is one of the neighborhoods in the West Town community area, and has one of the largest concentrations of Ukrainians in the United States.
St. George's Cathedral is a baroque-rococo cathedral located in the city of Lviv, the historic capital of western Ukraine. It was constructed between 1744-1760 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.
The Dominican church and monastery in Lviv, Ukraine is located in the city's Old Town, east of the market square. It was originally built as the Roman Catholic church of Corpus Christi, and today serves as the Greek Catholic church of the Holy Eucharist.
The Church of the Transfiguration in Lviv, Ukraine is located in the city's Old Town, just north of the market square.
The Bernardine church and monastery in Lviv, Ukraine, is located in the city's Old Town, south of the market square. The monastery along with the Roman Catholic church of St. Andrew, today the Greek Catholic church of St. Andrew, now belong to the Order of St. Basil the Great.
Pidhirtsi is a village of about 1,000 inhabitants in Zolochiv Raion, Lviv Oblast of Ukraine, located about 80 km east of Lviv, 17 km south of Brody, 60 km north west of Ternopil, at around 49°56′39″N24°58′49″E. It belongs to Zabolottsi rural hromada, one of the hromadas of Ukraine. Known both for its castle and Basilian monastery of the Annunciation with an icon of the Mother of God.
The Dormition or Assumption Church is a Ukrainian Orthodox church in the city of Lviv, Ukraine. At present it belongs to the Lviv Diocese of the Orthodox Church of Ukraine.
The architecture of Poland includes modern and historical monuments of architectural and historical importance.
Zamarstyniv is one of the boroughs of the city of Lviv in western Ukraine. It is notable as the main site of the infamous Lemberg Ghetto.
Zavaliv is a village in the western part of Ternopil Raion (district) of Ternopil Oblast (province) of western Ukraine. The village is situated on the right bank of Zolota Lypa river, 18 km away from the district center of Pidhaitsi. Zavaliv belongs to Pidhaitsi urban hromada, one of the hromadas of Ukraine.
Sts. Volodymyr and Olha Church is a Ukrainian Greek Catholic parish church in Chicago, US.
Naraiv, also Narayiv, Narajiv is a selo in Ternopil Raion of Ternopil Oblast, Ukraine. It hosts the administration of Naraiv rural hromada, one of the hromadas of Ukraine.
Borshchovychi is a village in Lviv Raion of Lviv Oblast in Ukraine. It belongs to Novyi Yarychiv settlement hromada, one of the hromadas of Ukraine. First mentioned in 1442 in court documents of the nearby city of Lviv.
The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Lviv, Ukraine.
Birky (Ukrainian: Бі́рки, formerly known as Birky Yanivski and Birky Dominikanski is a village in Yavoriv Raion, Lviv Oblast of Western Ukraine. It belongs to Ivano-Frankove settlement hromada, one of the hromadas of Ukraine. Population: 2203. Local government is administered by Birkivska Village Council.
