Description of the attraction
The Church of Saints Olga and Elizabeth is the first attraction that, along with the railway station, greets guests of Lviv immediately upon arrival in the city. The construction of a Latin paraphial temple, intended for believers in the western suburbs, took place at the beginning of the 20th century. The temple was consecrated in honor of Empress Elizabeth - the revered and famous tragically deceased wife of the Austrian Emperor Franz Josef I.
G. Talevsky's project involved the construction of a temple in the neo-Gothic style. The exterior of the cathedral is similar to the architecture of the North American and French Gothic with components of the romantic style: pointed high spiers, a portal in the center of which is a large rose, lancet windows, a vertical solution of the interior space. Two symmetrically located towers and one of the highest make up the facade of the temple; their high spiers are crowned with crosses. The towers can be seen from a considerable distance. In terms of height, the temple is the highest in the city (85 m).
The entrance to the temple is decorated with the sculptural composition "Crucifixion with the One" by the famous master P. Voitovich. In the 1920s, an organ made by the famous Polish firm Bernacki Wenceslas and Dominik was installed in the church. The Church of St. Olga and Elizabeth did not receive significant damage during the two world wars. The temple existed until 1946. In the Soviet era, it housed a warehouse. Restoration work began only in the early 90s. last century. In 1991, the church was transferred to the possession of the Greek Catholic community and illuminated as the Church of Sts. Olga and Elizabeth.
Today the church is active, everyone can visit it. You can come to the solemn service or just stand in silence near the altar and pray, feeling on yourself that special feeling of unity with God that reigns here.
