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Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra or Kyievo-Pecherska Lavra (Ukrainian: Києво-Печерська лавра; Russian: Киево-Печерская лавра), also known as the Kyiv Monastery of the Caves, is a historic Eastern Orthodox Christian monastery which gave its name to one of the city districts where it is located in Kyiv.
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General information. The Holy Dormition Kiev-Caves (“Kiev-Pechersk”) Lavra is the first and the most ancient monastery on the territory of contemporary Ukraine. At present, only three monasteries are endowed with the status of “lavra” and all are consecrated in honour of the Dormition of the Most Holy Theotokos, they are: Kiev-Caves ...
UNESCO delegation visited the National Preserve “Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra” in the framework of the programmatic mission to Ukraine. On July 7, members of the UNESCO’s delegation: Ms Krista Pikkat, Mr Tural Mustafayev, and Mr Dov Lynch, who came to Ukraine with a programmatic mission, visited the National Preserve “Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra”.
The Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra is an architectural ensemble of monastic buildings situated on the plateau overlooking the right bank of the Dnieper River. The ensemble was formed over many centuries in organic combination with the landscape, and acts as a general urban dominant.
The Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra – also known as the Kyivan Caves Monastery – is the oldest monastic complex of Rus. It was founded around 1050 by a divinely-inspired monk named Anthony who sought peace and prayer. The community then grew under the guidance of Theodosius, who was its third abbot.
Kyevo-Pecherska Lavra. Kyiv, Ukraine, Europe. Top choice in Kyiv. Tourists and Orthodox pilgrims alike flock to the Lavra, set on 28 hectares of grassy hills above the Dnipro River in Pechersk.
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Home » Lavra » XI – XIV ст. XI – XIV ст. For many centuries, on Dnipro hills overlooks an architectural ensemble of one of the most remarkable sacred places of the Orthodox world, the Holy Dormition Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra.
