SOVIET LAW AND THE NATIONALISATION OF CHURCH PROPERTY ON THE EXAMPLE OF THE LVIV SEMINARY DURING THE SOVIET AND GERMAN OCCUPATION OF 1939-1945.

The attitude of the clergy and faithful of the Catholic Church during the Soviet regime (1945-1991) had a great influence on the preservation and survival of religiosity and the national identity of many people in the territory of the USSR. Thanks to the heroic attitude of the clergy and laity, who, by exposing themselves to the danger of arrest and labor camps, were able to be martyrs of the 20th century of the Soviet regime, the faithful received sufficient spiritual support and kept their faith. The article aims to present selected aspects of the social and religious life of the Roman Catholic community of Lviv in the Soviet Union in the years 1945-1991. The main question is the presentation of the attitude of the Lviv clergy towards the Soviet authorities in 1945-1991 and the covert pastoral activity among the faithful. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]