The section «Religion» on our website is devoted to the study of the history and culture of religious traditions in Kyiv. We talk about the history of the emergence and significance of various religious denominations in Kyiv, their shrines and temples. We give information about the location of each temple and how best to get to it. We also provide interesting facts about various religious rites and traditions that have been preserved in Kyiv. Our section is also devoted to little-known and forgotten religious monuments, which also have their own history and cultural significance. If you are interested in the religious culture of Kyiv, then our section «Religion» will help you learn more about this amazing city and its religious traditions.
St. Michael’s Golden-Domed Monastery was rebuilt in 1998 on the site of the cathedral church in honor of the Archangel Michael, destroyed in the 1930s. It also includes a refectory with the Church of St. John the Evangelist (built in 1713) and a bell tower (also restored in 1998). Nowadays it belongs to the UOC-KP. … Read more
According to the chronicles, the beginning of construction of the Tithe Church dates back to 989. It was built by Russian and Greek architects for 6 years as a cathedral not far from the prince’s tower – a stone north-eastern palace building, the excavated part of which is located at a distance of 60 meters … Read more
The first Holy Cross Church in Kyiv was erected by Prince Mstislav Galitsky at the beginning of the 13th century over the cliff of Starokievskaya Mountain, towering above Podol, where the famous St. Andrew’s Church. On the site of the modern church, until 1811 there was a wooden parish church of Kozhemyatskaya Sloboda on a … Read more
A wooden church with this name was first mentioned in written sources in 1520. The new building of the stone Church of the Nativity of Christ was built on the site of the old wooden church, which was dismantled in 1807. The project was developed by architect Andrey Melensky (Contract House, monument to Magdeburg Law, … Read more
The Church of St. Nicholas at Askoldova Mogila is a Kiev Greek Catholic church located in Askoldova Mogila Park. In 1809, the Voronezh merchant Samuil Meshcheryakov wished to perpetuate the memory of his wife, who died in Kyiv and was buried at Askold’s grave. For this purpose, he ordered Andrei Melensky (known in Kiev for … Read more
Since 1841, at Bajkovo Cemetery there was the Church of St. Demetrius of Rostov, which was not only a cemetery, but also parish. Over time, the temple ceased to accommodate all believers, and the architect Vladimir Nikolaev (Tereshchenko mansion, Galperin’s mansion, Liberman’s mansion, philharmonic, monument to Khmelnitsky, Zaitsev’s mansion) a project for a new church … Read more