Organizational fundamentals and cultural and educational activities of the Lutsk orthodox fraternity in the second half of the XIX – early XX centuries.

Abstract

The article is devoted to the analysis of the organizational foundations and functioning of the Lutsk Orthodox Church Brotherhood in Volyn province. The directions and main achievements of the brotherhood's activities in the cultural and educational spheres are revealed. In general, members of the brotherhood conducted educational work to raise the religious, moral and cultural level of the local population. The role of the church brotherhood and its contribution to the religious, cultural and social life of Lutsk and Volyn province in the second half of the nineteenth century is clarified.