Ryznytsia

Ryznytsia (Vestry). An association for making and selling church goods, established in Sambir in 1893. It was founded by Revs Teodor Ripetsky (who also served as the first director) and F. Rabii. The central office in Sambir contained a workshop, warehouse, and store. Ryznytsia also had branches in Lviv, Peremyshl, and Stanyslaviv. In 1898 the society was a founding member of the Provincial Credit Union. Ryznytsia was dissolved by the Soviet authorities in 1939.