Bishop Ivan Lyatyshevsky and the Bohorodchany: From the Materials of the Chronicle of the Sisters-Myrrhbearers (1929-1939)

The article deals with the analyse of the activities of Auxiliary Bishop Ivan Lyatyshevsky based on the chronicle of the convent: «History of the House of Sisters- Myrrhbearers in Bohorodchany (1929–1939)». The circumstances of Bishop Ivan’s episcopal ordination, his visit to the convent of Sisters- Myrrhbearers, the attitude of the nuns to the bishop, as well as important events from the family and parish life of the Bohorodchany community are shown. Special attention is paid to the circumstances that preceded the bishop’s visit to Bohorodchany, to the persons who accompanied His Eminence Ivan Lyatyshevsky. The relations between the hierarchs of the Church, in particular, Bishop Ivan with Metropolitan A. Sheptytsky and Bishop G. Khomyshyn are revealed. Chronological framework of this chronicle covers the period from 1929 until 1939. Due to the beginning of the Second World War, the records of nuns were deprived of systematicity.