The suburban location caused the church to be rather well fortified, yet it was ravaged by the Cossacks in the Khmelnytsky Revolt and the Swedes in the Great Northern War. The entire façade was redesigned in the 19th century.
Still, the building retains much of its original character and design, attributed to architect Jan Pokorowicz. Especially noteworthy are the 300-year-old black marble altar and a series of frescoes executed by Giuseppe Pedretti in the 1730s.
After 1789 the church has passed through a succession of owners. The Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church, an Eastern Catholicsui iuris church in the Catholic Church, currently operates the building, which reconsecrated the church under the patronage of Michael the Archangel in 1991.
The former Carmelite church, as seen from the Powder Tower
The remaining monastery fortifications
The interior
References
Островский Г. С. Львов. Издание второе, переработанное и дополненное. Ленинград: Искусство, 1975. С.113.
Памятники градостроительства и архитектуры Украинской ССР. Киев: Будивельник, 1983–1986. Том 3, с. 78.