Saint Ignatius of Loyola Church in Kremenets explained

Saint Ignatius of Loyola Church in Kremenets
Native Name:Базиліка святих Ігнатія Лойоли і Станіслава Костки
Native Name Lang:uk
Location:Kremenets
Country:Ukraine
Denomination:Eastern Orthodoxy
Previous Denomination:Catholic Church
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Founded Date:1731
Founder:Michał Serwacy Wiśniowiecki
Dedication:Ignatius of Loyola
Functional Status:active
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Saint Ignatius of Loyola and Stanislaus Kostka church in Kremenets is a church in Kremenets, 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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