Bernardine Church and Monastery, Renaissance church complex in Old Town, Ukraine

The Bernardine Church and Monastery stand on Soborna Square, built of cut stone between 1600 and 1630 as a three-nave basilica with an elongated choir and polygonal apse. The monk B. Avelides devised the plan; Paweł Rzymianin and Ambrosius Blahosklonny built it, and A. Bemer of Wrocław finished the tower and facades. The lower facade follows Renaissance forms, while the upper shield-fronton is Mannerist.

The complex originated as a defensive installation in the 15th century and helped protect Lviv from attacks positioned outside the city walls. Its strategic location made it an important fortress during that dangerous period.

The church was a favoured starting point for military campaigns: services there included the blessing of weapons, as before False Dmitry I's march on Moscow in 1604. The wall paintings were made in 1738–1740 by B. Mazurkevich with V. Bortnitsky, P. Volyansky and N. Sorochinsky. The carved benches of 1640–1641 by Paweł of Bydgoszcz are lost; an exact copy was made in the early 20th century.

Part of the monastery building houses the Central State Historical Archive of Ukraine, which stores important documents related to the region's history. When planning a visit, check access beforehand since this section is actively used.

In December 2007, restorers found wall paintings from around the late 17th to early 18th century in one of the monastery cells. It is the only known painted cell in western Ukraine. Work began in January 2008 with cleaning, restoration and conservation before any display.