Prawosławne parafie we Włodzimierzu Wołyńskim do końca XVI wieku

• Authors: Marcin Mironowicz

Title variants

EN

The Orthodox Parishes in Volodymyr-Volynsky

Abstracts

EN

The city of Volodymyr-Volynsky, named after Saint Volodymyr who was also the founder, was erected and established in 988. During the development of this city, a numerous amount of new parishes emerged as the Orthodox faith spread and grew. The first parish to be founded was located in a valley known as „Old Cathedral”. The founder was the aforementioned Great Duke Volodymyr. In the twelfth century the city’s center was relocated to the south-east to an area between the intersection of the Smog and the Lug rivers. This was the location for the new Cathedral dedicated to the Dormition of the Mother of God. From the eleventh to the sixteenth century, twenty one churches were built in this city of Great Volodymyr, in this amount include we five monasteries which were respectively dedicated to Saint Basil, the Holy Archangel Michael, Saints Joachim and Anna, the Prophet Elias and the Holy Apostles Saints Peter and Paul. By the end of the sixteenth century, only sixteen churches were still in existence.

Keywords

PL

Cerkiew prawosławna; parafie prawosławne; Włodzimierz Wołyński

• Publisher: Akademia Supraska
• Journal: Latopisy Akademii Supraskiej
• Year: 2014
• Volume: Synody Cerkwi Prawosławnej w I Rzeczypospolitej
• Issue: 5
• Pages: 167-179

Dates

published

2014

Contributors

author

Marcin Mironowicz

Identifiers

Biblioteka Nauki

2171217