Laid to eternal rest

The remains of the 16th-century printer Ivan Fedorovych have been interred in the walls of St. Onufrius Church. It happened following 44 years of research, culminating in the recently obtained results of the DNA tests on the remains that have been successfully performed by Wroclaw University’s physicians.

The reburial began with transferring reliquaries containing the remains of Fedorovych, whom many still call the pioneer East Slavic printer, from the Museum of Ancient Ukrainian Book (part of Lviv National Art Gallery) to the Church of the Dormition of Our Lady, where priests of various denominations celebrated a memorial service and blessed the remains. Let us recall that Fedorov, also known as Fedorovych, printed the first Church Slavonic Primer, supplemented with elements of grammar, in Lviv in 1574. He went on to print his famous Apostle and Ostroh Bible.

Following the service in the Church of the Dormition of Our Lady, the large procession went through the city to St. Onufrius Monastery Church, where another memorial service was celebrated, followed by interring the remains of Fedorovych in the church’s walls.