The monastery at Hoshiv was established in 1570. In the 17th century it was plundered and destroyed by
Tatars and later rebuilt at its present location on top of a hill called Yasna Hora, in homage to the
Pauline Monastery of Jasna Góra. The present day monastery buildings and church of the Transfiguration were built at the beginning of the 19th century. In 1736 the monastery received from its founders the wonder working
icon of the
Mother of God, a copy of the
Black Madonna of Częstochowa held in the
Jasna Góra Monastery in
Poland. The monastery was closed by the
Soviets in 1950 and could only be restored with the
collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991. The monastery is once again a popular destination for pilgrims of the
Byzantine Rite in
Halychyna.
Chicago Shrine An outdoor grotto shrine to
Our Lady of Hoshiv is located in
Chicago on the grounds of
St. Joseph the Betrothed Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church. The altar is sometimes used for outdoor services, such as Pascha Blessing. In 2006, a restoration and relandscaping of the grotto into a memorial garden was done, and the space is now dedicated to deceased parishioners. ==Gallery==