A very lucky church in Lviv. The story of a shell that didn't explode.
Hi everyone!
As you already know from my previous posts, in Lviv you can see not only a huge number of conceptual restaurants, but also a lot of old churches and cathedrals.
Today i would like to tell you about a very lucky church called "Church of the Lord's Transfiguration".
How the church can be lucky? Sounds little bit strange, isn't it? So this is a proof of that:
Remember my post about the church of Olga and Elizabeth? There you can see the iron stairs that have holes from the balls. In this case you will be shocked.
What you see on the photo is a shell that did not explode 😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱.
During the Ukrainian-Polish battle for Lviv, January 6, 1919 a shell hit the church but fortunately it didn't explode. It destroyed part of the cornice but the architect restored it quickly.
In memory of this, the shell was injected into the wall and the signature "5.1.1919" appeared near this trophy.
All photos i made on my phone MI 5:)
I'm going to write at last a post about Atlants, so see you soon:)))
Best wishes,
Olga:)
what an incredible story! I'm not very religious, but the symbolism is very powerful, and I'm sure it has helped many people both during that time of conflict and onwards. Thank you for sharing!
It's quite amazing how a church could not have been blown up by a shell. That's more than luck.
I'd like to call it Grace.
I really do think the grace of God almighty is upon the church
It's a true miracle i would say:))
Отличная история. но Вы можете лучше. Жду Атлантов!!!
Сегодня будет часть 2:))) Их очень много во Львове, нужно несколько дней на поиск всех:)))
That is so cool...the unspent shell! I love the history in your posts/pictures ; being from Canada, well, we just don't have that...the architecture, history etc. It's so interesting and beautiful to me! Thanks:) Cheers!
You can come here one day and see everything in real:)))
aww thank you so much. If I ever do, you will be the first to know!:))
Very interesting story, this is a great history and miracle too @olgy-art
Ohhh yes!!!
That is a cool story!
It's super interesting that they kept the shell stuck in there, as a reminder, so to speak.
Also, beautiful Photos!
Thanks a lot for reading my post:) i'm glad you liked it 😊😊😊
Nice picture, looks very classic, i like it
intereting story
Very beautiful temple