The reason was an announcement on March 10 by the Zelensky government that the Ukrainian Orthodox Church (UOC) would have to relinquish control of the Kiev-Pechersk Lavra, a large monastery ...

He stated that the letter, sent by the "Kiev Pechersk Lavra" State Reserve, demanding that the monks leave the monastery does not constitute legal basis for their expulsion: that would require a ...

MOSCOW, March 31. /TASS/. Metropolitan Pavel, the Kiev-Pechersk Lavra rector, has said that preparations for an attack on the monastery are now underway, the Ukrainian news outlet Strana has reported.

This is a fine example of a working Orthodox monastery, with military features that are typical of the 15th to the 18th century, the period during which it developed. The main church of the Lavra, the ...

The cross removed from All Saints Church in Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra was dismantled to prevent destruction. The National Reserve Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra has reported this. The Lavra explained that blast waves, ...

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For the best experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser settings. A monk walks past the Uspenskyi cathedral at Kyiv Pechersk Lavra in Kyiv on August 20 ...