Kyiv in 1890. The word pechera means cave. The word lavra is used to describe high-ranking monasteries for monks of the Eastern Orthodox Church. Therefore the name of the monastery is also translated as Kiev Cave
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Kyiv in 1890. The word pechera means cave.
The word lavra is used to describe high-ranking monasteries
for monks of the Eastern Orthodox Church. Therefore the name of the monastery is also translated as Kiev Cave Monastery, Kiev Caves Monastery or the Kiev Monastery of the Caves
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According to the Primary Chronicle, monastery was build
by architects from Constantinople.
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The Great Lavra Belltower The Cathedral of the Dormition