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.
Also known as the Podil Synagogue or the Rosenberg Synagogue. The oldest of the currently operating Kyiv synagogues. The synagogue was built in 1894-1895 at the expense of the merchant Gabriel-Yakov Geselevich Rosenberg, who owned the land plot and the building itself. Architect Nnikolai Gordenin (also designed the building on Andreevsky Spusk, where today Bulgakov … Read more
The Panteleimon Monastery is located in an area that was formerly called “Lazarevshchina”. At the request of the first bishop of Chigirinsky, Feofan, in 1802, this tract became a farmstead at a country vicariate house – the dacha of the eminent abbot of Mikhailovsky Golden-Domed Monastery. In 1802-1803, the first temple was built and consecrated … Read more
The Church of St. Nicholas Pritisk is one of the most ancient monuments preserved in Podol. The church was built at the expense of a Kyiv tradesman nicknamed Iron Grosh in 1695-1707 (according to other sources – in 1631) in the Ukrainian Baroque style. In the place where the temple is now located, back in … Read more
According to the Laurentian Chronicle, the church was built in 1132-1136 during the reign of Mstislav the Great at the foot of Castle Hill. Mentioned in “The Tale of Igor’s Campaign” in connection with the return of the hero of this work, Prince Igor Svyatoslavich, to Kyiv from Polovtsian captivity. The temple was a small … Read more
In 1852, the Kiev Metropolitan, in his letter to Emperor Nicholas the First, expressed the idea of the need to build a temple in Kyiv, which would be a monument to the Grand Duke of Kyiv Vladimir Svyatoslavich. In July 1853, the emperor approved the report of the Holy Synod on the construction of a … Read more
The Church of the Nativity of Christ in Obolon is a continuation of a single architectural ensemble created on Obolonskaya embankment by the Capital Corporation, the architect of the temple was its chairman , People’s Architect of Ukraine Valentin Isak. He also acted as the only patron of the construction. The temple was built in … Read more