Lavra

SBU accuses Kyiv Pechersk Lavra archpriest of 'inciting hatred', raids his home The intelligence agency of Ukraine's SBU Security Service said its officers had searched the home of Father Pavel, the father superior of Kyiv's biggest and oldest monastery, which is part of the Russian Orthodox Church. 30.11.18 17:32 49 616 426 Incidents

We are not leaving Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra, - UOC MP archimandrite Polikarp Ukraine Orthodox Church of Moscow Patriarchy is neither going to leave Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra nor take church treasures to Russia. 15.01.19 18:25 32 460 280 Previously in trend: Creation of local church

Patriarch Filaret expects Kyiv-Pechersk, Pochaiv Lavras to be run by Ukrainian Church after it receives Tomos of Autocephaly When Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the Kyiv Patriarchate is granted Tomos of Autocephaly, the Kyiv-Pechersk and Pochaiv Lavras will no longer be run by the Ukrainian Orthodox Church under the Moscow Patriarchate. 14.06.18 14:17 46 044 239 Incidents

Kyiv Pechersk Lavra closed for quarantine – Klitschko Kyiv Pechersk Lavra has been fully closed due to the coronavirus outbreak, Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko has stated. 13.04.20 14:04 44 504 233 Previously in trend: Anti-epidemic measures and restrictions

Infamous Father Superior of Lavra Appeals to Yanukovych for Help in 'Restraining Crazy Journalists'. PHOTOS Father Superior of Kiev-Pechersk Lavra, Metropolitan Pavlo (Lebid) who is a Regions deputy in Kiev City Council has an incident with a woman journalist and after it appealed to the President of Ukraine asking him to restrain 'crazy journalists.' 24.09.12 17:53 26 492 230 Ukrainian Politics

Commission of Ministry of Culture was again not allowed to enter territory of Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra The commission of the Ministry of Culture and Information Policy for the acceptance and transfer of state property of the Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra was again not allowed to enter the territory of the monastery to conduct an inspection. 31.03.23 10:32 11 857 169 Previously in trend: Russian aggression against Ukraine

UOC MP stated that Epiphanius does not have permission to serve in Lavra. They say it’s "power grab". VIDEO The Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the Moscow Patriarchate claims that the "Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra" reserve did not receive any letters from the Orthodox Church of Ukraine about holding Christmas services. 06.01.23 11:20 15 106 165 Society

Monks will not leave territory of Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra after March 29, - UOC MP Even after the termination of the lease agreement, the monks of the UOC MP cannot move out of the Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra. 23.03.23 12:39 17 203 149 Incidents

If UOC (MP) refuses to rename itself, it will lose its legal status, - Filaret The Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the Moscow Patriarchy will lose its legal entity right unless it renames itself as Russian Orthodox Church. 21.01.19 11:38 11 427 144 Previously in trend: Creation of local church

SSU is investigating incident of praising "Russian peace" in temple of Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra, - Maliuk The SSU is already studying all the details of the incident that took place in one of the temples of the Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra - where songs praising "Russian peace" were sung. 13.11.22 15:45 16 064 133 War in Ukraine

Journalists unveil ties between Poroshenko and Kononenko. VIDEO In the context of the scandal with resignation of Economy Minister Aivaras Abromavicius, journalists recalled the luxurious land plots in the Pechersk district of Kyiv acquired through mazy transactions by President Petro Poroshenko and First Deputy Head of the Poroshenko Bloc parliamentary faction Ihor Kononenko. 04.02.16 21:06 77 754 126 Previously in trend: Abromavicius-Kononenko scandal

Epifaniy to hold Christmas worship in Kyiv Cave Monastery’s Assumption Cathedral On January 7, Primate of Orthodox Church of Ukraine Metropolitan Epifaniy plans to hold a service on occasion of Christmas in Assumption Cathedral of Kyiv Cave Monastery. 04.01.23 21:16 14 993 120 Society

UOC MP held last service in Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra. PHOTOS On Sunday, March 26, the UOC (Moscow Patriarchate) held a service in the Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra, a few days before the monks of the UOC MP are to leave all premises of the shrine. 26.03.23 21:57 24 496 120 Incidents

Dormition Cathedral and Tabernacle Church of "Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra" were returned to state, - Tkachenko The commission for the acceptance and transfer of the Dormition Cathedral and the Tabernacle Church from the Ukrainian Orthodox Church to the state has completed its work. 05.01.23 13:45 12 608 112 Society

Epiphanius appealed to brothers of Lavra: Everyone who rejects power of Moscow will continue to serve. VIDEO Metropolitan Epiphany, the Holy Archimandrite of the Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra of the Holy Dormition, assures that the monastery on the territory of the Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra will not be closed, and the language of services will be ancient Slavic along with modern Ukrainian. 18.03.23 17:52 13 764 106 Society

Occupiers fired on Svyatohirska Lavra in Donetsk region. All Saints Monastery is on fire. PHOTO The Russian occupiers fired on the Svyatogorsk Lavra of the Moscow Patriarchate in Donetsk region. As a result, the wooden building of the All Saints Hermitage caught fire. 04.06.22 14:03 19 896 99 Previously in trend: Russian aggression against Ukraine War

Lease agreement with UOC-MP terminated due to violation of terms of state property use - Tkachenko Termination of lease agreement with Ukrainian Orthodox Church (Moscow Patriarchate) is carried out on basis of detected violations of state property use conditions. 10.03.23 21:37 14 101 99 Society

Peskov about searches in Lavra: This is Ukraine’s war with Russian Orthodox Church The press secretary of the President of Russia, Dmitriy Peskov, said that the searches in the Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra are Ukraine’s war with the Russian Orthodox Church. 22.11.22 14:31 11 678 87 Incidents

Lavras belong to state, their handover to pass off without violence, Kyiv Patriarchate spokesperson says Archbishop Yevstratii (Zoria), the press secretary of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the Kyiv Patriarchate (UOC-KP), says the Ukrainian Orthodox monasteries, namely the Kyiv-Pechersk, Pochaiv and Sviatohirsk lavras, should belong to the Ukrainian church. 19.10.18 14:13 19 213 84 Previously in trend: Creation of local church

SSU conducts security measures in Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra, - Press center. PHOTOS The Security Service of Ukraine conducts counter-intelligence (security) measures on the territory of the Holy Dormition Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra in Kyiv. 22.11.22 08:48 14 412 82 Previously in trend: War

Unjust curses fall on head of one who curses - Acting Vicar of Lavra Abraham reacted to Paul’s actions. VIDEO Archimandrite Avraamiy, the acting vicar of the Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra from the OCU, assured that the brothers pray for President Volodymyr Zelenskyi, and the "curses" of the former vicar of the Lavra, Metropolitan Pavlo of the UOC MP, return to him. 01.04.23 19:12 11 875 72 Society

Rights of journalists are being massively violated near Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra, - National Union. VIDEO Near the Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra, where the commission of the Ministry of Culture came today due to the termination of the lease agreement, mass violations of the work rights of journalists are taking place. 30.03.23 13:36 15 387 71 Incidents

First Christmas service in history of OCU in Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra. PHOTOS On January 7, the Orthodox Church of Ukraine, as the legal successor of the ancient Kyiv Metropolitanate, held a service in the main church of the Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra - the Assumption Cathedral. 07.01.23 12:34 14 586 71 Society

Commission of Ministry of Culture could not get to closed church in Lavra The commission of the Ministry of Culture, which is supposed to transfer the property of the Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra to the state and which was supposed to start the process of checking the objects of the shrine on March 30, could not get into the first room, because it turned out to be locked. 30.03.23 14:27 5 672 55 Incidents

Ukrainian prayer - Epiphany will be heard in Pechersk Lavra On December 2, a "significant step was taken for the return of Ukrainian prayer" to the Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra, according to the Primate of the Orthodox Church of Ukraine, Metropolitan Epiphany of Kyiv and All Ukraine. 03.12.22 08:02 9 131 51 Society

Special audit of Kyiv Lavra’s movable property to be conducted, - Tkachenko A special audit will be conducted to check availability and condition of Kyiv Lavra’s movable property, including relics of saints and museum exhibits. 11.03.23 22:11 5 877 50 Society

Priest of Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra, at whose service pro-Russian songs were sung, was informed of suspicion, - SSU. PHOTOS Employees of the Security Service of Ukraine reported suspicion to the organizers of the service, during which "Russian peace" was praised in the Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra 01.12.22 15:45 6 999 43 Previously in trend: War

Lavra and OCU signed agreement to hold Christmas service The reserve "Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra" and the Orthodox Church of Ukraine signed an agreement to hold a service on January 7 from 8:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. 06.01.23 12:11 8 080 40 Society

Some people, possibly from Russia, were found there - Danilov on searches in Lavra NSDC Secretary Oleksiy Danilov told details of the investigation, in the course of which law enforcement officers conducted searches on the territory of the Kyiv Cave MonasteryNSDC Secretary Oleksiy Danilov told details of the investigation, in the course of which law enforcement officers conducted searches on the territory of the Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra 23.11.22 22:07 11 036 31 War in Ukraine

There are 600 civilians in Sviatohirsk Lavra, we are working on organization of humanitarian corridor for evacuation. Ukraine is working on the organization of a humanitarian corridor for the evacuation of civilians from the territory of Sviatohirsk Lavra in Donetsk region. 14.07.22 23:09 4 205 24 Previously in trend: War

Russia has no place in UNESCO, - Zelensky reacted to shelling of Svyatohirska Lavra. VIDEO President Volodymyr Zelensky is convinced that every church burned by Russia in Ukraine, every school blown up and every memorial destroyed prove that Russia has no place in UNESCO. 04.06.22 18:20 6 003 20 War in Ukraine

Russian occupants destroyed hermitage of Sviatohirsk Lavra. VIDEO As a result of the shelling of Russian occupiers, the St. George's Hermitage of the Holy Dormition Sviatohirsk Lavra was destroyed. 08.05.22 20:19 22 549 20 Previously in trend: Russian aggression against Ukraine War

Pro-Kremlin tiktoker, who staged provocations in Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra, was notified of suspicion - SSU. PHOTOS The security service neutralized the subversive activities of another pro-Russian blogger in Kyiv, who was spreading Kremlin narratives. 22.05.23 12:19 7 992 18 Incidents

Another 32 Ministers Checked For Coronavirus In Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra - Klitschko Another 32 ministers are being checked for coronavirus in the Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra. 16.04.20 14:44 2 748 17 Previously in trend: Anti-epidemic measures and restrictions

SSU: Metropolitan Arsenii of Sviatohirsk Lavra, who "leaked" location of checkpoints of Defense Forces in Donetsk region during service, is suspected. PHOTO The Security Service documented subversive activities on the part of the abbot of the Sviatohirsk Lavra of the UOC (MP), Metropolitan Arsenii. 24.04.24 15:39 5 834 16 Incidents

Kyiv registers another case involving Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra, plus three in St. Jonas monastery over past day – Klitschko Of the 61 confirmed cases of COVID-19 coronavirus disease in Kyiv over the past day, one has been found in the Kyiv Pechersk Lavra and another three in the St. Jonas Monastery, with three doctors infected, Kyiv mayor Vitali Klitschko said at an online press conference on Thursday. 15.04.20 14:42 2 702 15 Previously in trend: Anti-epidemic measures and restrictions

World Congress of Ukrainians supported liberation of shrines from UOC MP The World Congress of Ukrainians (WCU) supported the Ukrainian government’s efforts to liberate the Ukrainian national shrines - Kyiv Pechersk and Pochaiv Lavra - from the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the Moscow Patriarchate (UOC MP). 07.04.23 11:59 2 350 12 Society

Church for military is opened in Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra. PHOTOS A church for military personnel was opened in the Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra. 16.08.24 17:39 3 523 10

Russians destroyed or damaged about hundred religious buildings in Ukraine - Tkachenko Since the start of the full-scale invasion, Russian troops have destroyed or damaged about a hundred religious buildings in Ukraine with shelling. 09.05.22 22:41 1 101 8 Previously in trend: Russian aggression against Ukraine War

Kyiv reports 79 new Covid-19 cases Some 79 new Covid-19 cases have been confirmed in Kyiv city over the past day, according to Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko. 13.04.20 12:39 9 659 6 Previously in trend: Anti-epidemic measures and restrictions

Kyiv reports 68 new coronavirus infections, including 17 cases in Kyiv Pechersk Lavra Kyiv city confirmed 1,651 cases of the coronavirus COVID-19 as of May 6, according to Mayor Vitali Klitschko. 06.05.20 13:02 1 875 4 Previously in trend: Anti-epidemic measures and restrictions

Group of civilians managed to be evacuated from Sviatohirsk Lavra, - MDI It was possible to evacuate a group of civilians from the territory of the Sviatohirsk Lavra, which is under fire from the invaders. 16.07.22 21:13 2 442 3 Previously in trend: Russian aggression against Ukraine War

Last respects to killed lawyer Hrabovskyi paid in Kyiv Pechersk Lavra. PHOTOS A farewell ceremony with the killed Yurii Hrabovskyi, lawyer of the Russian GRU officer Alexander Aleksandrov, has been held today in Kyiv Pechersk Lavra. 02.04.16 16:33 28 624 2 Previously in trend: Captured Russian special forces operatives