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Wood and gold. Simplicity and luxury. Kyiv. Ukraine.
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Ensemble of St. Michael's Golden-Domed Monastery.
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Ensemble of St. Michael's Golden-Domed Monastery. View from the bell tower of St. Sophia Cathedral.
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Cathedral of the Archangel Michael Mikhailovsky Zlatoverho monastery.
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Church of St. John the Theologian with a refectory.
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Refectory temple of the holy Apostle John the Theologian.
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View of the Archangel Michael Zlatoverho monastery from the bell tower of St. Sophia Cathedral.
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On October 11, 2018, the Synod of the Patriarchate of Constantinople approved the historic decision to abolish the synodal letter of 1686, after which the Kievan Metropolitanate fell under the jurisdiction of Moscow.
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The temple in honor of the St. Apostle and Evangelist John the Theologian.
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Cathedral of the Archangel Michael Mikhailovsky Zlatoverho monastery.
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On December 15, 2018, the Ukrainian Local Autocephalous Orthodox Church was established on the results of the Joint Council in Ukraine.
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January 6, 2019 Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew in Istanbul handed over the tomos of the autocephaly of the Orthodox Church of Ukraine Metropolitan of Kyiv and All Ukraine Epiphany.
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Evening. Archangel Michael Mikhailovsky Zlatoverho monastery. Kyiv. Ukraine.
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Cathedral of the Archangel Michael Mikhailovsky Zlatoverho monastery.
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Cathedral of the Archangel Michael Mikhailovsky Zlatoverho monastery. View of the western (left) and southern (right) facades of the cathedral. On the corner there is a monument to Apostle Andrew the First-Called. Kyiv.
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Reflection of the golden domes of the Cathedral of the Archangel Michael Mikhailovsky Zlatoverho monastery.
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Cathedral of the Archangel Michael Mikhailovsky Zlatoverho monastery. Kyiv. Ukraine.
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Children's faith is a mysterious phenomenon. The child is always mystic.
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Iconostasis of the Cathedral of the Archangel Michael Mikhailovsky Zlatoverho monastery.
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The golden time of golden autumn in the Golden-Domed Monastery.
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Cathedral of the Archangel Michael Mikhailovsky Zlatoverho monastery. Kyiv. Ukraine.
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Enlighteners of the Slavic people Cyril and Methodius on St. Michael's Square. Kyiv. Ukraine.
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December 25, 2019. St. Michael's Golden-Domed Monastery is a functioning monastery in Kyiv. Ukraine.
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06.01.2020 A year ago, on Christmas Eve, a historical document was brought to Kyiv that testified to the independence of the Orthodox Church of Ukraine.
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Refectory temple of the holy Apostle John the Theologian. Kyiv. Ukraine.
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Apostle Andrew the First-Called: “... And he said to his disciples who were with him:“ Do you see these mountains? On these mountains the grace of God will shine, there will be a great city, and God will build many churches. ”
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Yellow on blue. Cathedral of the Archangel Michael Mikhailovsky Zlatoverho monastery. Kyiv. Ukraine.
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The iconostasis of the Holy Great Martyr Barbara side chapel. Cathedral of the Archangel Michael Mikhailovsky Zlatoverho monastery. Kyiv. Ukraine.
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Ensemble of St. Michael's Golden-Domed Monastery.
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“... And much has been forgotten, which should not be forgotten. History has become a legend, a legend has become a myth ... " So begins the famous fairy tale: "The Lord of the Rings."
