Kiev Pechersk Lavra

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This category is about the Kiev Pechersk Lavra in Kiev, the capital of Ukraine.

• Deutsch: Kiewer Höhlenkloster - liegt am hügelig aufragenden Westufer des Dnepr südlich des heutigen Stadtzentrums.
• English: Kiev Pechersk Lavra - is a historic Orthodox Christian monastery in Kiev, Ukraine. Since its foundation as the cave monastery in 1051 the Lavra has been a preeminent center of the Orthodox Christianity in Eastern Europe.
• Français : Monastère des Grottes de Kiev - est un important monastère orthodoxe situé dans la ville Kiev. Il est le lieu de résidence du primat de l'Église orthodoxe autonome ukrainienne (Patriarcat de Moscou).
• ქართული: იევ-პეჩერსკის ლავრა - ასევე ცნობილი როგორც კიევის ქვაბულთა ლავრა, უძველესი ქვაბულთა მონასტერია კიევში, უკრაინა. დაფუძნდა 1051 წელს ბერების ანტონი და თეოდოსიუსის მიერ და კიევის რუსეთის მართლმადიდებელი ქრისტიანობის უმნიშვნელოვანესი ცენტრი გახდა.
• Italiano: Pechersk Lavra - anche conosciuto come monastero delle grotte di Kiev o monastero sulle grotte di Kiev, è un antico monastero, fondato nel 1051 dai monaci Antonio e Teodosio, sito sul monte Berestov non lontano dalla capitale.
• Polski: Ławra Pieczerska - w Kijowie obecnie jest siedzibą Ukraińskiego Kościoła Prawosławnego, złączonego z Patriarchatem Moskiewskim, na którego czele stoi Metropolita Włodzimierz (Sabodan).
• Русский: Киево-Печерская лавра - древнейший православный монастырь на Руси, основан в 1051 при Ярославе Мудром. Его основателем был монах Антоний родом из Любеча. Сооснователем Печерского монастыря стал один из первых учеников Антония — Феодосий.
• Українська: Києво-Печерська лавра - православний монастир у Києві.

[edit] Generic views

English: A 19th-century photo of the Kiev Pechersk Lavra.

English: Kiev Pechersk Lavra in April of 2003.

English: A general view of the Pechersk Lavra with all of its constructions.

[edit] Dormition Cathedral

English: The Dormition Cathedral of the Pechersk Lavra.

English: The Dormition Cathedral seen in 2005.

[edit] Gate Church of the Trinity

English: The Church of the Trinity of the Pechersk Lavra seen in 2005.

[edit] Refectory Church

English: The Refectory Church of the Pechersk Lavra.

[edit] Fortification walls

English: Stairs running along the Pechersk Lavra fortification.

English: A view of the Pechersk Lavra fortification.

[edit] Caverns

English: Plan of the Near Caves of the Pechersk Lavra in 1638.

English: The Near Caves drawn by author A. van Vesterfeld in 1651.

English: Looking South-west towards the territory of the Near Caves.

[edit] Belltower

English: Up-close view of the Great Lavra Belltower in 2005.

[edit] Cupolas

English: The Dormition Cathedral cupolas during their reconstruction.

English: Cupolas of the Dormition Cathedral and the Great Lavra Belltower.

English: New cupolas - from the Pechersk Lavra cupola factory.