Kościół katedralny pw. Wniebowzięcia Najświętszej Maryi Panny w Charkowie (1887-1891) w świetle wybranych źródeł archiwalnych
THE CATHEDRAL OF THE ASSUMPTION OF THE BLESSED VIRGIN MARY IN KHARKIV (1887–1891) IN THE LIGHT OF SELECTED ARCHIVAL SOURCES

Summary/Abstract: In the centre of modern Kharkiv stands one of the most valuable monuments of ecclesiastical architecture in Leftbank Ukraine – the Cathedral of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary, built in neoGothic style in the late 19th century. The article presents the current state of research on this monument and presents new facts related to its creation. Unique manuscript sources on the initial stage of the church’s construction from the resources of the State Archives of Kharkiv Oblast are also presented. They illustrate the legislative process involved in obtaining a permit for the construction of the Roman Catholic church, including obtaining permission from the Archbishop of Mohilev Aleksander Kazimierz GintowtDziewałtowski. The paper also includes a letter from the Catholic community to the architect, Bolesław Michałowski, asking him to design a new church and to supervise its construction. It is worth noting that the church was built with contributions from the faithful, and the architect waived a fee for his work, thus contributing on his part to the construction of the temple. The church was erected on the site of an earlier, modest parish building on Mała Sumska Street, which was in poor repair in the 1880s, in addition to being too small for the growing Catholic community. The temple building committee was headed by Rev. Piotr Kisarzewski, and attorney Aleksander Kwiatkowski, a leader of the Kharkiv Poles, also played an important role in the establishment of the church. The archival sources published in the article can become a contribution to further research, conducted in various scientific disciplines.

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