Gymnasium them. Hrushevsky (Monastery ursulyanok) Coloma

Ursulines - a Catholic monastic Union, established in 1535 and is based in Italy, Angela Meric. At first, the congregation was not a monk. In it a young girl, devoted his life to serving the Lord, were living in a secular society and committed themselves to live in poverty and chastity. Their main duties are the establishment of schools and shelters for girls, women and education, not going beyond the Catholic canons.

According to legend, St Ursula lived in the late 4th century and was the daughter of the King of Corumba. Despite the unearthly beauty, she devoted herself to God.

Within the walls of the old buildings in the center of Coloma , built in 1907, was originally a monastery Ursuline sisters. Now in the premises of the house is the most prestigious name in Coloma gymnasium Hrushevsky.

In 1892, during the Galician Council of its representatives documented approved a resolution on the establishment in the city of Ukrainian gymnasium. When an existing Polish Ukrainian class created. In this grammar school years had a famous writer Vasyl Stefanik. In 1900, at the urging of Ukrainian public organizations classes were separated from Polish. In 1939, Ukrainian grammar school was closed, instead it began to work high school. And in 1990, the city`s executive committee decided to revive the school with a humanitarian angle. It was then that her and placed in a former monastery ensemble, which before the war had operated a private women`s gymnasium.

The three-storey building of the main building of the former Ursuline Convent - monumental, but at the same time elegant, impressive grandeur, harmony and well-groomed.

Sister-ursulyanki not limited in his writings and study religion. They have engaged in gardening. Garden, founded by them, and still bestows the fruits of pupils grammar schools.