Vul. Pekarska, 59 – former Ruthenian Boarding school of the Resurrectionist Congregation monastery
The three-storied building was constructed in 1881-1887 under a project designed by architect Albin Zagórski as a part of the Resurrectionist Order monastery; the “Ruthenian boarding school" was located there. It is an example of the Historicist (Baroque) architecture. Today the building is owned by the UOC (MP).
Architecture
One of the components of the former Resurrectionist (Zmartwychwstańców) monastery complex. It is located in the eastern part of the old monastery plot and connected to the former seminary building through the gate building. The three-storied rectangular building is built of brick and plastered. It consists of two parts: an older north one and a newer south one. The main accent of the old building is the former "Ruthenian" chapel in its northern part whose apse projects from the western façade. The southern section of the old part was occupied by the old "Latin" chapel; its premises layout was changed during the Soviet period. The old seven-axis building has a faceted apse crowned with a dome. The central axis is accentuated by the entrance, marked out by a glazed porch in the Soviet period. The windows are rectangular; the apse windows are arched and divided by Corinthian order pilasters. The protruded wall sections of the side chapels are flanked with rusticated lesenes.
The new five-axis part is adjacent from the south, the exterior design of its façades imitating that of the older part: the rusticated ground floor, the triangular pediments above the second floor windows, the wide bars laid between the floors. The main façade with the front entrance overlooks a green area of Pekarska street. The façade has three axes and is topped with a triangular pediment having a round lucarne in the tympanum. The twelve-axis east façade is plastered and has no decorative elements.
As regards its stylistic features, the west façade is a classic example of the Neo-Renaissance, while the heavy forms of the south façade are clearly beyond this style. The architect obviously tried to match the shape of its pediment with the church design, presenting himself as a follower of eclecticism.
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Personalities
Wawrzyniec Dayczak (1882-1968) – an architect, teacher, and political figure.
Walerian Kalinka (1826-1886) – a historian, priest, and politician who advocated cultural and religious unity of Poles and Ruthenians.
Sources
- State Archive of Lviv Oblast (DALO), 2/2/2324.
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- Kraszewski J. I., Braci Zmartwychwstańcy (Warszawa: Editon, 2000).
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- Мельник Ігор, Львівські вулиці і кам’яниці, мури, закамарки, передмістя та інші особливості королівського столичного міста Галичини (Львів: Центр Європи, 2008), 318-319.
- УПЦ МП отримала майно у центрі Львова під єпархіальне управління, "Історична правда", 13.01.2014.