Before his departure, St. Anthony called his monks together and comforted them with the promise that he would always remain with them in spirit and would pray the Lord to bless and protect the ...

Antony and Feodosy Pechersky (of the Kiev Cave Monastery). Within the caves themselves, the Church of the Trinity was refurbished with a new icon screen and images carved in the chalk walls.

Kiev’s skyline is one of the most exotic I have seen – no wonder it is often referred to as the “city of a thousand golden domes”. Ukraine’s capital is also one of Europe’s oldest ...

The Ukrainian authorities had ordered the expulsion of monks loyal to the Moscow Patriarchate. Kiev wants the Moscow jurisdiction to step aside. The 'Lavra' is the oldest monastic institution ...

St. Theodosius of the Kiev Caves Commemorated May 3/16, September 2/15; Translation of His Relics August 14/27 ... Abbot Nikon, confessing his ignorance of the matter, asked who it was that had hired ...