Saints Volodymyr and Olha Ukrainian Church

Saints Volodymyr and Olha Ukrainian Church is one of the newer parishes in Chicago's Ukrainian Village. It was founded by Patriarch Josyf Slipyj, and construction of the building was completed in 1973.

The gold some of the church as seen from West Chicago Avenue. The architecture follows a Ukrainian-Byzantine style of the 11- 13th centuries.

The exterior of the church features a mosaic above the entrance depicting the Christianization of Ukraine.

Statue of the church's founder, Patriarch Josyf Slipyj

Statue of the church's founder, Patriarch Josyf Slipyj

Chicago's Ukrainian Village

Between 1880 and 1910 Ukrainians migrated in large numbers to the west Chicago neighborhood now known as Ukrainian Village. As with other ethnic enclaves, the neighborhood's Ukrainian population declined with the rise of suburbanization after World War II. While the Ukrainian-American population is just a fraction of what it once was, the Ukrainian influence remains, as seen in the district's many Ukrainian institutions and ornate churches.

Memorial statue outside Ukrainian Cultural Center of Saint Volodymyr and Princess Olha.

Doors of the Saint Nicholas Cathedral School

Ukraina Deli, West Chicago Avenue

Ukrainian flags on display, North Oakley Boulevard

Ukrainian Village Street Sign

Van with Ukrainian flag

Old Lviv Restaurant, West Chicago Avenue

Saint Volodymyr Ukrainian Orthodox Cathedral

Here's a look at Saint Volodymyr Ukrainian Orthodox Cathedral, located in the Ukrainian Village of Chicago.Originally built for a German Lutheran congregation, the building was sold and remodeled for a Ukrainian Orthodox congregation in the 1940's. This is evident by the Eastern Byzantine design dominant inside the architecturally Gothic building. 

 

 

 

Holy Trinity Russian Orthodox Cathedral

Ukrainian Village's Holy Trinity Orthodox Cathedral is the oldest Orthodox parish and Chicago. It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Constructed between 1899 and 1903,  it was partly financed by a donation from Russian Tsar Nicholas II. The church includes many features of Russian provincial architecture, including an octagonal dome and front bell tower.

Saint Nicholas Ukrainian Catholic Church

Here's a look at Saint Nicholas Ukrainian Catholic Church in the Ukrainian Village of Chicago, Illinois. The
Byzantine-style church was constructed between 1913 and 1915, and was modeled after the 11th-century St. Sophia Cathedral in Kyiv, Ukraine.