Kyiv Pechersk Lavra is the most famous Ukrainian monastery in the world and the largest in Ukraine.
The Lavra complex is located on several hills near the Dnipro in the right bank of Kyiv. The history of the monastery begins in the middle of the XI century, when the first monks settled in the caves. The founders of the monastery are the Venerables Anthony and Theodosius. Gradually, the monastery became the spiritual center of Kyivan Rus', as well as the center of science, culture and priesthood training. In 1159, the Kyiv Pechersk Monastery was given the status of "Lavra" - in Greece it is called a crowded monastery. Until the middle of the XVIII century. the architectural ensemble of the monastery, which has survived to this day, is formed. In 1990, the Lavra Monastery was included in the UNESCO World Heritage List.
Address: 9-15Lavrska Street.
Monument to the founders of the Lavra - SS Anthony and Theodosius of Pechersk
View of the upper Lavra
Winter Monastery
Panorama of the Kyiv Pechersk Monastery
Before the beginning of the Council of Bishops
Lavra in winter shades
The territory of the Far Caves
Entrance to the monastery garden
Lilac flowers in the Lavra
Painting of the Church of the Nativity of the Virgin
Snow-covered alley leading to the Church of the Nativity of the Virgin
Ancient gate of the temple
Lavra fountains
In the church of the icon "Joy of All Who Sorrow"
Lavra Cemetery
The Great Lavra Bell Tower
Coat of arms of one of the abbots
Assumption Cathedral
Icon of the Assumption of the Virgin on the facade of the cathedral
Paintings of the Assumption Cathedral
Stucco on the facade of the bell tower in the Far Caves
Several Lavra monuments to saints
Trinity Church is the oldest church of the Lavra and one of the oldest in Kyiv
Icon painting school
Tombstone on the grave of Metropolitan Volodymyr (Sabodan)
Ivan Kushchnik Tower
