Taken from the archives of the Institute of Church History.





A hand-made image of Jesus Christ sewn from threads by Natalia Popovych, a political prisoner in Lviv. It was used in place of a regular icon.
 The Institute of Church History opened the exposition "Underground Church" in the I.Shypula Seminar room, July 3, 2001.




Liturgical implements which were used in underground services by UGCC priests in exile.

A greeting card made of straw. Given by N. Hudyk, prisoner in Ust-Kamenohorsk, to Fr. Volodymyr Dmytrenko, February 7, 1956.




Greeting card and a folded “book” prepared by N. Hudyk, prisoner in Ust-Kamenohorsk, and given to Fr. Volodymyr Dmtrenko in remembrance of the days he spent in prison (February 13, 1956).

Rosary of bread made in the prison on Lonskyi Street in Lviv by Natalia Popovych, the daughter of a priest who was a member of the OUN.




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Work camp number of Fr. Ivan Kulytskyi.

Small two-sided hand-made stole. It was concealed under clothing or in a small suitcase. Used in underground services by Fr. Mykola Muliarchuk (1960s).




Sewn stole used by Fr. Mykola Muliarchuk in secret religious services in the city of Dolyna, Ivano-Frankivsk region.

Hand-made cross. Used in underground services by Fr. Montsibovych in Siberia.

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