The Polish Ministry of Culture will fund the restoration of a Catholic church in the Lviv region

In the village of Varyazh in the Sheptytskyi District of Lviv Oblast, restoration work is planned for St. Mark’s Church, which is currently in a critical, structurally unsound condition. The site has already been inspected by a group of experts from Ukraine and Poland in preparation for the start of restoration work. This was reported by the Dyvys.info portal ( ).

The project, titled “Ukraine, Varyazh, St. Mark’s Church (1693–1750)—Conservation and Protection Works,” is being carried out in collaboration with the Polonika Institute. Funding for the restoration is provided by the Polish Ministry of Culture and National Heritage as part of the “Protection of Cultural Heritage Abroad” program; 242,900 zlotys have been allocated for this purpose.

St. Mark’s Church is an important architectural monument of national significance and an outstanding example of early Baroque architecture. The church was built according to a design by architect Wojciech Lenartowicz with the assistance of Marko Matczyński. Throughout the 18th century, the complex served as a key religious and educational center for the region under the Piarist monastery. However, after 1951, the building lost its original purpose and was used as a warehouse, which, combined with a botched roof repair in 1983, led to the catastrophic deterioration of the structure; today, only fragments of its unique murals remain.

As a reminder, we previously reported that a Polish company is investing one million euros in the restoration of St. Nicholas Church in Kyiv. Under the signed agreement, the Polish company will provide the Roman Catholic parish with the necessary equipment and scaffolding on a free, indefinite-term basis. The company will cover all costs associated with their manufacture, logistics, and installation on site.