Holy Cross Exaltation Basilian Monastery is a monastery of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church located in the city of Buchach , Ukraine . Belongs to the Basilian monks .
| Monastery | |
| Buchach monastery | |
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| Ukrainian Buchatsky Monastir | |
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| A country |  Ukraine |
| City | Buchach |
| Denomination | Catholicism |
| Diocese | Buchach diocese of the UGCC |
| Order affiliation | St. Basilian Jehoshaphat |
| Type of | male |
| Founder | Stefan Potocki |
| Established | December 7, 1712 |
| Status | Active monastery |
| Site | osbm-buchach.org.ua |
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History
The Basilian monastery on Mount Fedor in Buchach was founded on December 7, 1712 by the Polish magnate Stefan Potocki [1] . He invited six Vasilians from the Lithuanian province to the new monastery to teach theology for candidates for priests who are going to serve in the vast possessions of Potocki [2] . In 1713, the monastery officially accepted the rank of St. Basil the Great.
In 1714, the Lviv Catholic Archdiocese transferred the church of St. Cross Basilians in temporary ownership, and in 1747 in permanent. In 1712-1754, a theological seminary operated at the monastery, later transformed into a gymnasium, as well as a boarding school for children from poor families [2] .
In the 1750s, on the initiative of the son of Stefan Potocki, Nicholas , the construction of a new monastery complex began, including the new Church of the Holy and Life-Giving Cross, which was completed in 1771. Funding for the construction was provided by Nikolay Pototsky himself [1] . The architect of the church was Gottfried Hoffmann, the author of the project of the Assumption Cathedral in Pochaev Lavra . The interior painting of the temple was carried out in 1774-1796 [2] .
After the first partition of the Commonwealth in 1772, the monastery ended up in Austria . In 1774 there were seven hieromonks and two clergymen in Buchach, and in 1818 already 10 hieromonks, three clergymen and one brother lived in the monastery [2] .
In 1849-1854, a three-tier bell tower was erected in the monastery. In 1865, the city, and with it the monastery, suffered from a severe fire. After the fire, the monastery was completely restored. In 1911, the gymnasium was transformed into the “Missionary Institute named after St. Jehoshaphat ”, operating in the periods of 1911-1914, 1918-1940 and 1943-44 [2] .
From December 1918 to May 1919, the monastery held the arrested UPR Directory , Orthodox clergy and hierarchs: Metropolitan of Kiev Anthony (Khrapovitsky) and Archbishop of Zhytomyr Yevlogiy (Georgievsky) , about which the latter left a description in the book of his memoirs [3] .
In 1946, the monastery was closed by Soviet authorities [1] . In 1950-1986, SPTU was operating in the building. In 1990, the monastery was returned to the UGCC . The Vasilians returned to Buchach on March 17, 1991, officially the transfer of the monastery to the order took place on April 28, 1993. Then the restoration of buildings began, continuing to this day. In 1995, at the monastery Lyceum them. St. Jehoshaphat, later converted to college [1] .
Persons
In the monastery gymnasium studied [4] :
- Vladimir Gnatyuk is a historian and ethnographer.
- Ivan Vagilevich - writer and historian.
- Anthony Mogilnitsky - poet.
- Kornilo Ustiyanovich - painter and poet.
- Modest Sosenko - painter