Церква Різдва Пресвятої Богородиці, Greek Catholic church in Sykhiv district, Lviv, Ukraine.
The Church of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Sykhiv is a religious building that combines traditional Ukrainian architectural elements with modern construction techniques and materials. The structure functions as an active place of worship capable of accommodating large congregations.
The foundation stone was consecrated on 17 April 1990, and a temporary chapel opened on 21 September 1991. Construction of the church began in 1995 to a design by Canadian architect Radoslav Zhuk and was consecrated on 8 October 2000 by Bishop Lubomyr Husar. On 26 June 2001 Pope John Paul II met young people here, and the square was later named after him.
The parish holds the Altar and Marian Sodalities, lay groups founded under the second pastor, Yevhen Boiko. Since 2001 the square has borne the name of John Paul II, and a monument to the pope, donated by sculptor Leo Mol, stands before the church.
The church stands on Prospekt Chervonoi Kalyny 70 in Sykhiv, with the square in front named after John Paul II and his monument, donated by Leo Mol, facing the entrance. The building was designed so that volunteers and unskilled workers from the neighbourhood could take part in its construction.
In 2009, a poll of 100 Lviv architects organised by Bohdan Cherkes and Anton Kolomiitsev named the church the best example of contemporary architecture in the city. In 2011 Radoslav Zhuk, Zenovii Pidlisnyi (posthumously), Sviatoslav Vladуka and Orest Fredyna received the State Prize of Ukraine in Architecture for the design.
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