Saint Ignatius of Loyola Church in Kremenets
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Saint Ignatius of Loyola and Stanislaus Kostka church in Kremenets is a church in Kremenets, Ukraine.
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Saint Ignatius of Loyola Church in Kremenets | |
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Базиліка святих Ігнатія Лойоли і Станіслава Костки | |
50°05′47″N 25°43′27″E | |
Location | Kremenets |
Country | Ukraine |
Denomination | Eastern Orthodoxy |
Previous denomination | Catholic Church |
History | |
Founded | 1731 |
Founder(s) | Michał Serwacy Wiśniowiecki |
Dedication | Ignatius of Loyola |
Architecture | |
Functional status | active |
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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.