Andrii Petrash

The activity of the Jesuits in Ternopil and Lviv in the years 1852–1914

The ban on the activity of the Society of Jesus in the Russian Empire made some Jesuits come to Galicia. Ternopil became the first city in the archdiocese of Lviv in which the Jesuits founded a religious centre after the restoration of the Society and leaving the Russian Empire. In Ternopil, in accordance with Kaiser’s decree, they began to engage in educational activities from 1820. In 1836 Lviv became the second Jesuit centre in the archdiocese of Lviv. After the revolution of 1848, the Society of Jesus was banned, but in 1852 it resumed its activity in these two cities. The article presents the main features of the order in the archdiocese of Lviv, and the specificity of its pastoral work in the region. The paper focuses on Ternopil and Lviv, because they were the two cities of the archdiocese where the Society was most active in the years 1852–1914.

Keywords: Society of Jesus, Jesuits, archdiocese of Lviv, Ternopil, Lviv

Pastoral activity and daily duties of Jesuits in the late 19th – early 20th century (on the territory of Lviv archdiocese)

The article is dedicated to the study of the everyday activities of Jesuits from the late 19th to early 20th century, based on their missionary work in the Archdiocese of Lviv. During that period, the order’s mission houses were located in Ternopil, Lviv, Stanyslaviv, Chernivtsi, and Kolomyia. The aim of the study is to highlight the main kinds of pastoral work carried out by the order. The long-term process of candidates formation of the Society of Jesus, which took 12 years, is considered, and the main stages of their studying are briefly described. Special attention is given to the peculiarities of the organization of the internal life of the Jesuits and the order’s brothers’ duties are listed. The main part of the article is devoted to a list of various forms of activities carried out by Society of Jesus in the Archdiocese of Lviv at the turn of the 19th and 20th centuries.