%0 Journal Article
%T Sacred places in Lviv – their changing significance and functions
%A Flaga, Małgorzata
%J Prace Geograficzne
%V 2014
%R 10.4467/20833113PG.14.011.2156
%N Zeszyt 137
%P 91-114
%K Lviv, Western Ukraine, religious diversity, functions of religious sites
%@ 1644-3586
%D 2014
%U https://ejournals.eu/czasopismo/prace-geograficzne/artykul/sacred-places-in-lviv-their-changing-significance-and-functions
%X 
	In the paper, issues of a multitude of functions of sacred places in Lviv are considered. The problem is presented on the example of selected religious sites that were established in distinct periods of the development of the city and refers to different religious denominations. At present, various functions are mixing in the sacred complexes of Lviv. The author tries to formulate some general conclusions concerning their contemporary role and leading types of activity. These findings are based, most of all, on analyses of the facts related to the history of Lviv, circumstances of its foundation, various transformations, and modern functions of the selected sites.