The illustrated popular science publication "On the Rock of Faith" is one of the first attempts to present in photos and documents the history of the development and activities of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church through the prism of ecclesiastical theology and archpastoral ministry of Metropolitan Andrei Sheptytsky. More than 1,700 illustrations, many of which were published for the first time, acquaint us with the past and present of the UGCC. museums, libraries, private collections of Ukraine and the Ukrainian diaspora.
The photo album consists of three thematic parts, each of which is preceded by a general introduction, which presents a specific historical context.
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The first part presents the historical background, without which it is impossible to understand the identity and activities of Metropolitan Andrew. The historical heritage inherited by Metropolitan Andrew dates back to the first Christian centuries. Illustrative material aims primarily to show the universal nature of the Christian tradition from the beginning of its spread in today's Ukrainian lands…
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The third part of the album is dedicated to the legacy of Metropolitan Andrei Sheptytsky. The words of his successor, Patriarch Joseph the Blind, can serve as a prologue to it: >
The proposed book-album "On the Rock of Faith" will attract the attention of sources, theologians, historians, local historians and all who are interested in the history of the Ukrainian Church, its importance in the formation of the Ukrainian state.