Kiev Pechersk Lavra - KIEV Traditional Cache
Kiev Pechersk Lavra - KIEV
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Kiev Pechersk Lavra
Kiev Pechersk Lavra, also known as the Kiev Monastery of the Caves, 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. It is also one of the four UNESCO World Heritage Sites within Ukraine.
Kiev Pechersk Lavra Caverns
The Kiev Pechersk Lavra caverns are a very complex system of narrow underground corridors (about 1-1½ meters wide and 2-2½ meters high), along with numerous living quarters and underground chapels. In 1051, the Reverend Anthony had settled in an old cave in one of the hills surrounding the Kiev Pechersk Lavra. This cave apparently grew, with numerous additions including corridors and a church, and is now what we know as the Far Caves. In 1057, Anthony moved to a cave near the Upper Lavra, now called the Near Caves.
Foreign travelers in the 16-17th centuries had written that the catacombs of the Lavra stretched for hundreds of kilometers, reaching as far as Moscow and Novgorod, which had apparently brought about to the knowledge of the Kiev Pechersk Lavra around the world.
Cache located very close to the Lavra wall at N50 25.935 E30 33.820
I suggest to start your trip from the following locations:
N50 25.873 E30 33.481 public transportation and parking available, nice walk through park
N50 26.017 E30 33.841 parking available, near cache
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