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.
The Vvedensky Monastery was founded thanks to the efforts of Matron Alexandrovna Egorova. After the death of her husband, she began to manage the considerable money that he left her. Material values helped her realize her dream – to create a women’s community, but for this purpose a large territory was needed. Egorova began buying … Read more
“Ar-Rahma” means “Mercy” in Arabic. The mosque was built in the historical part of the city on the top of Mount Shchekavitsa. The very name of the area, Tatarka, preserves the memory of its former residents – Muslims who lived compactly here since the mid-19th century. It took the faithful of Islam almost 150 years … Read more
Not far from Lake Telbin, which is located on Bereznyaki, on March 28, 1998, at the construction site of the future temple complex, the consecration and laying of the first stone took place. On the same day, construction began on a 2-story church with two altars in honor of the Nativity and Annunciation of the … Read more
The Church of the Prophets John the Baptist and Elijah is located near Youth Park. The history of the parish began with a small church-chapel built in 2005. Over time, a new spacious and beautiful temple was erected next to it, consisting of two churches: the upper one in honor of the prophet John the … Read more
In the year of the 1000th anniversary of the Baptism of Rus’, a decision was made to build a temple complex in honor of the Archangel Michael on the Left Bank. The temple complex was to become the largest Orthodox center on the Kiev left bank. According to the original plan, the complex was supposed … Read more
The Temple of the Life-Giving Spring has a rich history that goes back about 350 years. For the first time, the church in the name of the Most Holy Theotokos of the Life-Giving Spring in Bratskaya Borshchagovka was erected approximately between 1632 and 1657, after the founding of the village itself, which arose on the … Read more