St. George's Church

The wooden church of St. George in Drohobych is a pearl of sacred architecture. The church fascinates with its exquisite silhouette and harmonious proportions. It is three-story, three-tiered, has two covered galleries below and on the second tier, where the entrance to the chapel of the Introduction of the Virgin Mary into the church is located. The church has preserved paintings and an iconostasis, so it is a valuable example of the synthesis of arts. The mural is characterized by a rich theological program that has no analogues. Here we see the oldest example of Ukrainian iconography of the Akathist of Christ in monumental art. Initially, the north and south walls of the nave were painted in the church. The authorship of this mural is associated with Stefan Popovych Medytskyi, who in 1659 painted the icons of the basement tier in the iconostasis of the church. The mural of 1691 on the theme of the Tree of Jesse, which is located on the outer wall of the choir, is decoratively executed. The church is also decorated with a high five-tiered iconostasis of 1659-1669. Another gem is the chapel in the choirs (on the second tier) with an iconostasis of the 17th century.