Kiev Pechersk Lavra
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The Pilgrimage department offers pilgrimage (excursions) in the Kiev-Pecherskaya (Cave) Lavra Group and individual pilgrimage (excursions) Duration: 1-2 hours |
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Brief description of the pilgrimage (excursions) in the Kiev-Pecherskaya (Cave) Lavra During the walking pilgrimage in the Lavra, the greatest holy place of the Orthodox world, first of all, you will see the ground churches of the 11th-19th centuries, you will hear the history of this ancient monastery of Rus (Ruthenia)**, get to know the life and the feats of the great ascetics – the monks of this monastery and see their imperishable bodies, the remains (relics) of these saint people. You will hear the narrative about the miraculous divine help to the people who turned to them in prayer. Also you may visit the ancient underground temples of the 11th century, put candles for the health of your close people, pray to the saints of God, whose bodies remain imperishable. You will be able to overlook the ancient architecture of this remarkable ensemble of the architecture of Rus.
** Rus is the vast ethno-cultural region in eastern Europe, the historical name of East Slavic lands. «Ruthenia» is one of the medieval Latin names of Rus. Kievan Rus was the East Slavic state in Europe from the late 9th to the mid-13th century, under the reign of the Rurik dynasty.
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In the Near-by caves you will see: the relics of 74 imperishably resting saints, such as: - the burial place and the cell of the founder of Lavra, Venerable (Ven.) Anthony; - the relics of the first chronicler of Rus (Ruthenia) – Ven. Nestor the Chronicler; - the relics of Ven. Alypius – the founder of the ancient icon painting of Rus (Ruthenia); - the relics of legendary hero – Ven. Elijah from the town of Murom; - the relics of Ven. Nicholas Svyatosha – the prince of Chernigov; - the relics of Ven. Agapit the unmercenary doctor; and 3 cave temples (look at the map).
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In the Far-off caves you will see: the relics of 48 Saint Venerable Fathers, such as: - the tomb and the cell of the Abbot Ven. Theodosius of the Cave; - the relics of Ven. Hilarion the Schemamonk (the Metropolitan of Kiev); - the relics of Ven. Theodore, the Prince of Ostrog; - the relics of priest-martyr Vladimir (Bogoyavlensky), the Metropolitan of Kiev and Galitsia; - the holy crizm-secreting heads of the saints, whose names are unknown; and others; and 3 cave temples (look at the map).
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Languages of the excursion. The excursions is available in Russian, Ukrainian, English, German, French.
Donation for the excursion. The donation for the excursion in the Kiev-Pecherskaya (Cave) Lavra is: |
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You can order the excursion in the Kiev-Pecherskaya (Cave) Lavra, every day from 9:00 till 16:00. The place of gathering and departure of groups on an excursion, is in the housing 39 (the Pilgrimage department).
Layout (Plan-scheme) The nearest metro stations are Arsenalnaya and Pecherskaya. You must go to the street Lavrskaya 15, to the entrance of the Lower Lavra. How to get from the barrier, the entrance of the Lower Lavra to the Pilgrimage Department:
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