Complex of Lutsk Orthodox Fellowship, Orthodox church complex in Lutsk, Ukraine.
The Complex of Lutsk Orthodox Fellowship is a brick church building located where two major city squares meet. The ensemble includes several structures, with some now serving as residences while the church itself continues to function as an active religious center.
The complex was established in the 1630s and 1640s and served as a political center for the Orthodox population of the Volyn region. Its influence declined in the early 1700s.
The church is now used by the Volyn Regional Brotherhood of Andrew the First-Called, which continues the Lutsk Brotherhood of the Honorable Cross founded in 1617. The monastery building is partly used as housing. The complex stands between Brotherhood Bridge Square and Market Square.
The monastery building at 5 Yova Kondzelevycha Street is partly used as housing, so only its exterior can be seen. The church at 2 Danyla Halytskoho Street stands at the edge of Bratskyi Mist Square and Rynok Square, making both easy to combine on foot. The restored church is used by the Volyn Regional Brotherhood of Andrew the First-Called.
The monastery building survived largely in its original form, with only minor repairs after fires, while the present church is just the altar part of the former large church, joined to a rectangular Soviet-era annex. The monastery is now partly used as housing, and the church is used by the Volyn Regional Brotherhood of Andrew the First-Called, successor of the Lutsk Brotherhood of the Honorable Cross.
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