The Florivsky Convent is located next to Square of Contracts and Zamkova Hill. This is the only convent in Kyiv that has existed since the Middle Ages. In particular, the first mention of the convent in honor of SS Florus and Laurus dates back to 1566. During a large-scale fire in Podil in 1811, all wooden structures burned down, and stone structures were badly damaged. The monastery was built mainly in stone. In 1919-1920 the property of the Florivsky Convent was nationalized. In the late 1980s, the return of churches and buildings to the monastery began.
The complex of buildings of the Florivsky Convent is an example of a harmonious combination of works of architectural art from different eras and styles, in particular, baroque, classicism and styles of a later time. It plays an exceptionally important urban planning role: it is an integral part of the development of Podil; the picturesque silhouette of its buildings is inseparable from the Kyiv panorama.
Shrines: a list of the Kazan icon, the relics of St. Olena Florivska, parts of the relics of saints Laurus, Barbara, George the Victorious, Nicholas the Wonderworker, Theodosius of Chernihiv, Job of Pochaiv, etc.
Main patronal feasts: Ascension of the Lord (40th day after Pascha), commemoration of the martyrs Florus and Laurus (August 31).
Confession: Ukrainian Orthodox Church.
Address: 5 Prytysko-Mykilska Street.
Belfry silhouette
Main entrance to the Florivsky Convent
Ascension Cathedral, 18th century
Icon of St. Olena Florivska
Monument in honor of the Ascension Convent in Pechersk
St. Nicholas Church, 17th century
Cells, 19th century
Resurrection Church, 19th century
Church of the Kazan Icon, 19th century
Bell tower, 18th-19th century
House, 19th century
