Saint Ignatius of Loyola Church in Kremenets
| Saint Ignatius of Loyola Church | |
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| Базиліка святих Ігнатія Лойоли і Станіслава Костки | |
| Saint Ignatius of Loyola and Stanislaus Kostka church in Kremenets, 2016
Saint Ignatius of Loyola and Stanislaus Kostka church in Kremenets, 2016
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| 50°05′47″N 25°43′27″E / 50.0963°N 25.7242°E | |
| Location | Kremenets |
| Country | Ukraine |
| Denomination | Eastern Orthodoxy |
| Previous denomination | Catholic Church |
| History | |
| Founded | 1731 |
| Founder | Michał Serwacy Wiśniowiecki |
| Dedication | Ignatius of Loyola |
| Architecture | |
| Functional status | active |
| Immovable Monument of National Significance of Ukraine | |
| Official name | Костел св. Ігнатія Лойоли (St. Ignatius of Loyola Church) |
| Type | Architecture |
| Reference no. | 190024/1 |
Saint Ignatius of Loyola and Stanislaus Kostka church is a church in Kremenets, Ternopil Oblast, Ukraine.
Formerly a Jesuit Roman Catholic church, designed by Paweł Giżycki and build around 1731–1745, it was converted into a parish church following the disbandment of Jesuits in the late 18th century, then into an Orthodox church in mid-19th century, briefly restored to Catholics during the Second Polish Republic time, converted into a sports center during the Soviet Union time and following the fall of the Soviet Union, turned over to the Ukrainian Orthodox Church (Kyiv Patriarchate) as Church of the Transfiguration.
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Further reading
- (in Polish) Betlej Andrzej, Kościół Jezuitów w Krzemieńcu. Uwagi na temat autorstwa i genezy architektury oraz relacji architekt-fundator, [in:] "Studia nad sztuką renesansu i baroku", t. 5, red. J. Lileyko, Lublin 2000, s. 193–216.
- (in Polish) Muszyńska-Krasnowolska M., Kolegium pojezuickie w Krzemieñcu, [in:] Rocznik Wołyñski, 1939, t. 8, s. 67–139.