Garrison Church of Sts Peter and Paul, Lviv
A Jesuit church of 1610–1630 — now the garrison church.
The cornerstone of the Jesuit church of the Holy Apostles Peter and Paul was laid on 31 July 1610, and the church opened on 9 September 1630; in 1618–1621 construction was directed by Giacomo Briano. It is one of the first large baroque buildings in Lviv; according to the city council website, its model was Il Gesù in Rome, though lviv.travel questions this. In 1738–1741 the walls were painted by Franciszek and Sebastian Eckstein; in 2017–2021 the paintings of the altar and vault were restored. After 1946 the church was closed; until 2011 it housed a book depository: according to tvoemisto.tv, about 2.5 million books, according to lviv.travel, about 3 million. In 2010 the city council handed the building over to the UGCC, and on 6 December 2011, the 20th anniversary of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, it opened as a garrison church. Today it is a working church of military chaplains and one of Lviv's main places of military memory, from which the city bids farewell to its fallen defenders. Since 2014 a museum has been open in the underground vaults.
A space of memory for the fallen defenders: conduct yourself accordingly. Liturgies daily: Mon–Fri the first at 8:00 and the last at 19:00; Saturday from 9:00 to 18:00; Sundays and holidays from 7:30 to 20:00 (2026).