St. Jura Cathedral
Description:
The St. Jura Cathedral is part of one of the most beautiful architectural ensembles of the city, the brightest representative of the Ukrainian Baroque and a popular attraction among citizens and visitors of the city. Together with the architecture of the city center is included in the UNESCO World Heritage List.
The cathedral was built on the site of a wooden church and monastery in 1770. For a long time the cathedral housed the residence of the metropolitans, and today the cathedral is the main shrine of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church. The building of the cathedral has a rich decoration - the facade is decorated with sculptures, stucco and other details. On the bell tower of the cathedral is the oldest bell in Ukraine in 1341. Also in the temple there is a valuable relic - a miraculous icon of the Virgin Mary of the XVII century.