This practice existed in both the Byzantine Empire and Russia (Rus’), and the most glorious monastery of Kiev (also Kyiv) was no exception. So, we offer a brief history of the convent at the Kiev ...

Time flows differently when you leave the hospital having been diagnosed with cervical cancer, knowing that there is no money for the treatment, and that you cannot tell your relatives about it. From ...

Kiev-Pechersk Lavra Caves and Monastery. The other UNESCO Heritage site in Kiev, this still startling monastery complex, dates from the 11th century and is considered the cradle of Ukraine ...

Inspired by the Monastery of the Caves in Kiev, these caves at Kholki struggled through most of its history before being restored and resurrected by a former Communist Party official in 1990.

The Kiev Caves Monastery is the oldest monastic institution of Russian Orthodoxy, dating back to the mid-11th century under the principality of Jaroslav the Wise, ...

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 ...

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.