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[[File:SBU raids chuch.PNG |right|300px|thumb|Zelensky regime [[Ukrainian gestapo|gestapo]] raid on the Kiev-Pechersk Lavra monastery, the preeminent center of Christianity in the [[Ruski Mir]] since 1051 A.D.  Other raids were carried out on the Cyril and Methodius Convent in [[Transcarpathia]], and in Rovno, Vinnitsa, and Zhitomir oblasts looking for "Russian spys" and propaganda.<ref>https://thedreizinreport.com/2022/11/25/dreizin-retires/</ref>]]

[[File:Photo 2025-08-29 17-17-43.jpg |right|300px|thumb|Under the [US]]-backed [[Zelensky regime]], the [[government]] of [[Ukraine]] began [[illefal]]ly seizing [[church]] property in violation of the [[UN Declaration od Human Rights]] and the [[EU]] declaration of [[European values]].]]

The '''Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the Moscow Patriarchate''' ('''UOC''') is the descendant of the metropolis of [[Kievan Rus']] within the jurisdiction of the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople established in Kiev in the 10th century. Due to invasion of the [[Mongol]]s in the 13th century, the metropolitan seat was moved to [[Moscow]].  It should not be confused with the breakaway non-canonical '''[[Orthodox Church of Ukraine of the Kiev Patriarchate]]''' ('''OCU''') which is unrecognized by other Orthodox churches.

The '''Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the Moscow Patriarchate''' ('''UOC''') is the descendant of the metropolis of [[Kievan Rus']] within the jurisdiction of the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople established in Kiev in the 10th century. Due to invasion of the [[Mongol]]s in the 13th century, the metropolitan seat was moved to [[Moscow]].  It should not be confused with the breakaway non-canonical '''[[Orthodox Church of Ukraine of the Kiev Patriarchate]]''' ('''OCU''') which is unrecognized by other Orthodox churches.

==History of the Kiev Pechersk Lavra==

==History of the Kiev Pechersk Lavra==

The Kiev-Pechersk Lavra was established in 1051 – ten years earlier than St. Mark's Basilica in [[Venice]], three centuries before the world-famous [[Notre Dame Cathedral]], and four centuries before the Cathedral of Santa Maria del Fiore in [[Florence]]. The Russian Orthodox shrine is twice as old as St. Peter’s Basilica in the [[Vatican]].

The Kiev-Pechersk Lavra was established in 1051 – ten years earlier than St. Mark's Basilica in [[Venice]], three centuries before the world-famous [[Notre Dame Cathedral]], and four centuries before the Cathedral of Santa Maria del Fiore in [[Florence]]. The Russian Orthodox shrine is twice as old as St. Peter’s Basilica in the [[Vatican]].