The Kyiv Pechersk Lavra[1][2] or Kyievo-Pecherska Lavra (Ukrainian: Києво-Печерська лавра), also known as the Kyiv Monastery of the Caves, is a historic lavra or large monastery of Eastern Christianity that gave its name to the Pecherskyi District where it is located in Kyiv.

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The Holy Dormition Kyiv-Caves (“Kyiv-Pechersk”) Lavra is the first and the most ancient monastery on the territory of contemporary Ukraine. At present, only three monasteries in our state are endowed with the status of “lavra” and all are consecrated in honour of the Dormition of the Most Holy Theotokos, they are: Kyiv-Caves Lavra, the ...

2015年8月7日 · The Kiev Pechersk Lavra (In Ukrainian: Києво-Печерська лавра; in Russian: Киево-Печерская Лавра) is a major Orthodox monastery located in Kiev, Ukraine, also referred to as the Monastery of the Kiev Caves. Founded during the times of Kievan Rus' (1051 A.D.), the monastery has remained a major center of Orthodox Christianity in the Slavic world.

2014年10月27日 · Guide to the Pechersk Lavra,Caves Monastery, in Kiev. Includes a video tour and photographs.

Kiev-Pechersk Lavra is one of the first monasteries of Kievan Rus. One of the most important Orthodox shrines, the third Destiny of the Mother of God. Founded in 1051 under Yaroslav the Wise by monk Anthony, originally from Lubech, and his disciple Theodosius.

In the middle of XII century, Kyiv-Pechersk monastery achieved independence of the Patriarchate of Constantinople. In 1159, the son of the great Kyiv prince Yurii Dolhorukyi, Andrii Boholiubskyi, gave the monastery a title of “Lavra”, the status of great princely archmandricy and stauropegion.

The Holy Dormition Kiev-Pechersk Lavra is the oldest and most valuable monument of Kyiv, which has enormous historical, religious, cultural and political significance. The Kiev-Pechersk Lavra embodies a millennium of development, the struggle for independence, steadfastness and loyalty to the ideals of our people.

The Pechersk Lavra is the birth place of orthodox Christianity and the site of the most famous and sacred monastery in Eastern Europe. The golden domed monasteries and cathedrals of the Lavra have unique cultural and historical status recognised by UNESCO and …

The ensemble of the Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra is extremely picturesque, and the view of it from the Dnipro has always been counted among the best Kyiv panoramas. The dominant feature of the ensemble is the Great Lavra belfry towering above the entire complex of monastery buildings as it reaches 96 m 52 cm in height.