Greek Orthodox Church as a social institution of Halychyna and its possessions in the 20-30-s of the XX century

Abstract

The article is devoted to investigation of Greek-Catholic Church as Ukrainian national church: it presents the short history of Church and shows its role in the social life of Galicia. Also, the article characterizes the estate of Greek-Catholic Church in 1920-1930-ies, describes its size, and proves the fact that the Church in XX century had a real foundation for carrying out its own activity concerning ecological security in the region.

Keywords

• греко-католицька церква
• національна ідея
• українська організація
• маєтності церкви
• природоохоронна діяльність