A historic chapel was opened in the Church of St. John Chrysostom in Lviv
At the Church of St. John Chrysostom on Lysenko Street in Lviv, a side chapel featuring historic murals has been restored and opened to the public. The space had been unused for a long time, and during the Soviet era, it was converted into a storage room.
During the restoration work, specialists cleaned the ancient murals and preserved the historic altar. Visitors can now view the restored decorative elements of the chapel.
At the same time, the restoration work is not yet complete. Additional funding is needed for the full restoration of the murals, so efforts to secure funds are currently underway.
“After the cleaning, a previously hidden chapter of the shrine’s history was revealed: the historic altar, fragments of the original polychromy and decorative paintings, carved architectural elements, and a mosaic floor. The preserved decorations allow us to see part of the sacred space as it was over a century ago,” church officials said.
Research into the church’s historical decorations has been ongoing for several years. From 2015 to 2021, funds from the city budget were used to restore the roofs of the church and the academy building, as well as to carry out emergency repairs on the staircase. In 2025, restorer Andriy Pochekva and his team uncovered the original early 20th-century Art Nouveau murals on a side wall of the church, created by Ukrainian artist Julian Krupsky.
Experts are set to study, preserve, and restore these artistic elements. Today, the historic chapel is open to the public.
This was reported on Thursday, September 3, on the church’s page.
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