In the 15th century it is referred to by the present-day name and in 1440 granted by king Ladislaus III of Poland to its tenant, the Podhorecki noble family.

In 1635 the village was purchased by the Grand Crown Hetman Stanisław Koniecpolski, who built a fortified residence there.

[4] During the first half of the 18th century the present complex of the Basilian monastery was constructed and in 1754 the icon was crowned by Pope Benedict XIV.

Pidhirtsi suffered heavily from the war and Soviet rule, and its collection was scattered among different museums in Poland and Ukraine.

In 1997 the devastated castle was given to the Lviv Art Gallery and is gradually undergoing restoration.