The Bernardine Church stands in the Old Town of Lviv, south of the market square. The Bernardine Order rebuilt it after its monastery burned in 1498 and 1509. King Sigismund III Vasa granted a royal privilege for the reconstruction on March 16, 1603. Construction began in 1602. Paolo Romano was the chief architect, Bernard Avelides supervised the reconstruction, and Ambrosius Nutclauss continued the work after the first part was completed in 1609.
The presbytery was vaulted in 1613, the old church was demolished in 1614, and the new church was consecrated in 1620. The style is Mannerist, with Baroque changes after 1733, when the bell tower was erected.
Inside are a red marble tomb for the relics of John of Dukla from 1608 and a black marble floor. In 1991 the church was entrusted to the Basilian order.
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