Holosiivska Pustyn — a men’s monastery in Kyiv’s Holosiiv Forest, founded in 1631 by Metropolitan Petro Mohyla; resting place of Saints Parthenius of Kyiv and Alexis of Holosiiv; demolished in Soviet times and revived in 1993.
The Holy Ascension Florivskyi Monastery — the oldest women’s monastery of Kyiv (16th c.) on Podil: the Ascension Cathedral (1722–1732), Abbess Maria-Mahdalyna Mazepa and the relics of St Olena of Kyiv.
St Michael’s Golden-Domed Monastery in Kyiv, founded in 1108 by Sviatopolk II: Kyiv’s first gilded dome, the relics of St Barbara, demolition in 1937 and the 1997–1999 rebuilding.
Vydubychi Monastery in Kyiv, one of Ukraine’s oldest monasteries (11th c.): the workplace of the chronicler Sylvester, St Michael’s Church of 1070 and the Baroque St George Cathedral of 1696–1701.
Trinity-Elijah Monastery in Chernihiv, founded c. 1069 by Anthony of the Caves: four-level Anthony Caves, the 12th-century Elijah Church and the Baroque Trinity Cathedral (1679–1695) built under Lazar Baranovych and Hetman Mazepa — history, architecture, tips for pilgrims.
Lavriv Monastery of Saint Onuphrius in the village of Lavriv, Sambir district, is one of the most important spiritual centres of western Ukraine and the oldest surviving monastery of Saint…
Liadova Rock Monastery (the Holy Beheading Monastery) in the village of Liadova, Vinnytsia Oblast, is one of the oldest monasteries of Ukraine: by tradition it was founded in 1013 by…
Zarvanytsia is a village on the Strypa River in Ternopil Oblast — and at the same time the Zarvanytsia Marian Spiritual Center, the worldwide Marian pilgrimage centre of the UGCC…
Hoshiv Monastery on Yasna Hora in the village of Hoshiv, Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast, is the most famous Basilian monastery in Ukraine and one of the main pilgrimage sites of the Carpathian…
Hustynia Holy Trinity Monastery in the village of Hustynia, Chernihiv Oblast, is a former “Cossack monastery” to which Ukrainian history owes two treasures at once: the Hustynia Chronicle, an outstanding…
Maniava Skete is a monastery of the Exaltation of the Cross in the Carpathians near the village of Maniava, long known for the severity of its rule as the “Ukrainian…
The Krekhiv Monastery of St Nicholas in Lviv Oblast is one of the best-known Basilian monasteries in Ukraine. It was founded by two monks who came from the Kyiv Caves…
The Mhar Transfiguration Monastery near Lubny in Poltava Oblast is an outstanding monument of Ukrainian Baroque and one of the most important spiritual centres of the Left Bank. Two patriarchs…
The Mezhyrich Holy Trinity Monastery in Rivne Oblast is one of the most impressive fortified monasteries in Ukraine from the 15th–17th centuries. Thick walls with loopholes, round towers and two…
The Zymne Holy Dormition Monastery in the village of Zymne in Volhynia is one of the oldest monastic houses in Ukraine, a contemporary of the Tithe Church in Kyiv. It…
The monasteries of Ukraine number more than five and a half hundred active houses, from the cave lavras of the princely era to modern sketes in the Carpathians. This article…
The Holy Dormition Univ Lavra is the only Greek Catholic lavra in Ukraine and one of only four in the country. It is a men’s monastery of the Studite Rule…
The Holy Dormition Sviatohirsk Lavra is an Orthodox monastery in Sviatohirsk, Donetsk Oblast, carved into the chalk cliffs above the Siverskyi Donets river. It is the youngest of Ukraine’s lavras…
The Holy Dormition Pochaiv Lavra is the greatest Orthodox shrine in western Ukraine and the country’s second most important lavra. Its history is remarkable for a fact often passed over…
The Kyiv Pechersk Lavra (the Kyiv Monastery of the Caves) is the oldest and most important monastery in Ukraine, founded in 1051 as a cave monastery outside the walls of…
