Revival of monastic life in Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra. Dear friends! Starting from this week, we begin to acquaint you with one of the most important events in the life of Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra, that is, the revival of monastic life in its territory in the 1980s.
Did you know that the premises of the Economic Building (№ 7) of Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra have been used as dormitories since the late 1930’s? Those were the lodgings for the graduate students and employees of the USSR Academy of Sciences.
Did you know that the tombstone of Prince Kostyantyn of Ostroh that has once been installed in Dormition Cathedral of Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra, was a classic example of the funeral effigy, typical for the European Renaissance period?
Dear friends! Our today’s release of “Memories of Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra” photo project will acquaint you with the archeological excavations conducted in Kyiv-Pechersk State Historical and Cultural Preserve in the mid-1980s.
Dear friends! It is on July 28, that we commemorate a significant event - Christianization of the Kyivan Rus, and venerate the memory of the Holy Equal-to-the-Apostles Prince Volodymyr, the Christianizer.
Did you know that Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra gladly shared prosphora’s recipe at the request of all interested in the early 20th century?
Did you know that some cases of abduction were considered in Pechersk in the 18th century?
