Capuchin Monastery, Mariiampil

In times of Galician principality in place Marijampole preserved remnants Chertopolya - villages Gentiles. And he Marijampole (Marinopol) originated in the 17th century. Its name is of Polish origin, and clearly indicates that the village is dedicated to the Virgin Mary.

Now it is a small village on the left bank, it is also called the "city of Mary." This place is special, sanctified by name. No wonder there are three centuries in a row remained Marijampole miraculous icon of the Mother of God. Now it is the original is kept in Poland. The village is one of the largest squares in Europe, named in honor of St. Mary. And recently there was founded the first Ukrainian Biblical garden.

Creator Marijampole be called the Polish Hetman Yablonovsky, received a royal decree to build a fortress on the site of the destroyed settlements Tatars. Fortifications had a rectangular shape, four towers, a pair of gates equipped with drawbridges. The walls were 3 meters thick height of 5 meters. In 1742-1746 years, his money is founded Catholic Capuchin monastery. In 1757, he appeared next to the church of St. Anthony. When the monastery was established by an educational institution, a school for the poor, a hospital.

After 40 years under Austrian rule, the monastery was transferred to the use of the sisters of Charity of St. Vincent and St. Paul Order haritok. Temple gave Marijampole Catholic enormous.

Have survived beliefs that exist in the monastery secret underground tunnel that was dug to the Galic and spirits nuns buried in these caves, sometimes occur in the monastery walls.

In 1945, the nuns left the monastery. The monastery at various times housed an orphanage, LTP. Now here is the colony.