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KIEV-PECHERSKA LAVRA MONASTERY MASHA SEMENOVA FORM 5-A SCHOOL 249 KIEV

KIEV-PECHERSKA LAVRA MONASTERY MASHA SEMENOVA FORM 5-A SCHOOL 249 KIEV. KIEV-PECHERSKA LAVRA MONASTERY Was founded in 1051. According to legends, Pechersk Lavra was founded in caves looking over the Dnipro River by Venerable Anthony.

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KIEV-PECHERSKA LAVRA MONASTERY MASHA SEMENOVA FORM 5-A SCHOOL 249 KIEV

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  1. KIEV-PECHERSKA LAVRA MONASTERY MASHA SEMENOVA FORM 5-A SCHOOL 249 KIEV

  2. KIEV-PECHERSKA LAVRA MONASTERY Was founded in 1051.

  3. According to legends, PecherskLavra was founded in caves looking over the Dnipro River by Venerable Anthony.

  4. In the 11th century it became the center of Christianity in Rus.

  5. The cave monastery quickly became famous and in the 12th century it attained the status of Lavra (head monastery in Greek). 

  6. Princes and nobles came here to pray.

  7. It was the centre of chronicle writing: chroniclers Nestor, Silvestre and Nikon all worked here.

  8. With increase in importance, threats of attack grew. At the end of the 12th century, defence walls were built around the monastery.

  9. Unfortunately, they did not stop Khan Batyi: in 1240, Lavra was destroyed. 

  10. The architectural ensemble attained completion only in the mid-18th century.

  11. The majority of the structures is built in the Ukrainian Baroque style.

  12. Trinity Church

  13. The Near and The Far Belltowers

  14. Kivories in The Far Caves and The Near Caves.

  15. The Great LavraBelltower is one of the most notable features of the Kiev skyline and among the main attractions of the Lavra.

  16. The Great Lavra Bell tower, 96.5 metres high, (1731-1745) looms over Kyiv proudly.

  17. The Refectory Church

  18. Gallery leading to the Near Caves

  19. Blessed Theodora ‘s ordeals

  20. The Assumption Cathedral (renovated in 2000)

  21. Krestovozdvizhenskaya church, entrance to the Near Caves.

  22. The tunnels accessible to visitors in the Near Caves are 228 m long, in the Far Caves, 293 m long.

  23. The labyrinth of the Near and Far Caves

  24. The labyrints are a complex system of underground tunnels 2 to 2,5 metres high and up to 1,5 metres wide.

  25. Myrrh-streaming brains in Far Caves of Kiev-PecherskLavra

  26. The relics of St Nestor the Chronicler.

  27. The ancient church of the Saviour on Berestov

  28. Archaeologists found 78 tombs there, including that of the son of Prince VolodymyrMonomakh: Kyiv Grand Prince YuriyDolgorukyi, the founder of Moscow.

  29. The relics of St. Elijah of Murom in the Near Caves of Kiev-PecherskLavra.

  30. Icon of the Assumption of the Virgin

  31. THE END

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