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Greek Catholic Church

Images

ID:
2489
Place
Chernivtsi
Date:
1910-1914
Technique:
Photograph (printed on paper)
Size of the resource:
150х120 mm
Creator
Unknown
Collection
Helmut Kusdat
Copyright
Helmut Kusdat
Publisher
Unknown
Description
The photo shows the church of the Greek Catholic Community in Russische Gasse (Str. Romana, vul. Ruska). The Greek-Catholic faith, the so called Uniates, split from the Orthodox Church in the late 16th c., kept its orthodox rites but accepted the Pope as head of church. In Galicia and the Bukovina, the followers of the
Greek Catholic church were mainly Ruthenians or Ukrainians. While the church was strong in Galicia, it played a minor role in the Bukovina. In 1910 26.000 inhabitants of the Bukovina were Greek Catholics, compared to 547.000 Orthodox.
The Church was the first one for the Uniates in Chernivtsi, completed in 1821.
During a reconstruction in 1930-1936, towers and a dome were added and the church was consecrated in honor of the Assumption.
The Uniate faith was forbidden by the Soviets, the church handed over to the Orthodox Church and closed down in 1961 to be used as a warehouse. In 1990 the building was returned to the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church and has been completely restored ever since.
Helmut Kusdat
Tags:
Czernowitz, Russische Gasse, Church
Category:
Greek-Catholic Churches
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