Difference between revisions of "Kiev Pechersk Lavra"
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| − | 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 A.D. – 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]]. |
In the 13th century the church leadership of [[Kievan Rus]] was transferred from Kiev to [[Moscow]] due to the Mongol invasion and became the Moscow Patriarchate. | In the 13th century the church leadership of [[Kievan Rus]] was transferred from Kiev to [[Moscow]] due to the Mongol invasion and became the Moscow Patriarchate. | ||
Revision as of 19:29, June 9, 2025
The Kiev-Pechersk Lavra was established in 1051 A.D. – 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.
In the 13th century the church leadership of Kievan Rus was transferred from Kiev to Moscow due to the Mongol invasion and became the Moscow Patriarchate.
The monastery has survived the Mongol invasion, persecution of Orthodox Christians by Polish Catholics, the Western invasions of Napolean Bonaparte and Adolf Hitler, and the rule of the fiercely atheist Bolsheviks. The monastery's 1,000 year history is inseparably bound up with the history of Russia.