In the service of God, the Church and Ukraine. History of the monastery of the Tsar Christ the Basilian Fathers in Ivano-Frankivsk

Abstract

The article analyses the history of the monastery of the King of Christ of the Province of the Basilian Fathers of the Most Holy Saviour in Ukraine of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church in Ivano-Frankivsk city (formerly Stanislaviv city). А brief overview monasteries within the territory of Galicia, the foundation of the Basilian Order of Saint Josaphat in 1617, the Dobromyl Reform of the Order are briefly reflected. The activities of the Basilians in Stanislaviv city after the Dobromyl Reform, the foundation of the Basilian residence in the city in 1935 and the pastoral activities of the Basilian Fathers before the closure of the monastery in 1946 are studied. The history of the monastery in the Soviet period 1946-1989, after the legalization of the UGCC in 1989 to the present day, is covered.