Attractions of Kyiv region

The Church of the Intercession of the Holy Mother of God in Makedony was founded in 1729.

At first it was wooden. At the beginning of the 20th century, it was dismantled, and a new stone Intercession Church was built on the same place. The church was built with the assistance of priest Victor Solukha, who was a member of the State Duma for a while. In 1911, the church was consecrated in honor of the Intercession of the Holy Mother of God. The temple was built in the then fashionable "brick" style.

Services were held until 1964, after which the church was closed and turned into a warehouse. In the 1970s, the dome collapsed and was never restored. The temple is still in poor condition, but restoration has begun.

The wooden Church of the Holy Intercession was built in Krenychi in 1761 by order of the abbess of the Theological Convent of Ksanfiya Protanska.

The simple and archaic architecture of the temple goes back to the oldest examples of Ukrainian wooden architecture of the "house" type. The three-log church on a stone foundation is covered with a pitched roof with a barely protruding dome above the center. Nearby is the same archaic two-story bell tower.

Around the Intercession Church is a picturesque area reminiscent of mountains.

The Holy Intercession Men's Monastery in Holosiyevo is better known as the Holosiyivska Desert.

The Desert was founded by Archimandrite Petro Mohyla, on the place where a forest park was laid ("sown") "on bare land". It was the summer residence of the metropolitans of Kyiv. In 1845, Philaret (Amphiteatrov) built a stone temple with two altars: the Three Saints and John of Suchavsky. In 1910-1912, a stone temple was built in honor of the icon of the Mother of God "Life-giving Source".

In the 1950s and 1960s, all buildings, except for the summer house of the metropolitans, were destroyed. Currently, the Holosiyivska desert is being revived.

The Holy Intercession Women's Monastery was founded in Kyiv by Grand Duchess Oleksandra Petrivna in 1889.

The main building is the magnificent six-seat Cathedral of Saint Nicholas (1911), designed by the architect Volodymyr Nikolayev based on the sketch of Grand Duke Petro Mykolayovych using traditional forms of ancient Rus architecture. This is the largest temple in Kyiv - with dimensions of 58 by 38 meters, it can accommodate more than 2 thousand people. The height of the 15-domed temple reaches 64 meters.

In 1893, a free outpatient hospital for the poor was opened at the Holy Intercession Monastery, which received up to 500 patients per day, a 50-bed asylum for the blind, barracks for infectious patients. A parish school with a dormitory for students was also organized.

The monastery was closed in 1925, but revived in 1942. Until recently, part of the premises was occupied by various city institutions.

In addition to the Saint Nicholas Cathedral, the complex of the Holy Intercession Monastery now also includes the three-seated Intercession Church, the refectory church of Archangel Michael, the church of the monk Agapit Pechersky and the church in honor of the icon of the Mother of God "Joy of All Sorrowful" at the monastery hospital.

The building, outwardly similar to a civilian one, was handed over to the women's community on Pechersk in 1876 by the captain's widow, Matrona Yehorova. In the main building of this community, the Introduction Church was built. Matron Yehorova became its abbess and took the tonsure. She was buried right there, in the Introduction Church.

In 1901, the community was transformed into a female dormitory and a church-parochial school for girls was opened. During the Soviet rule, the monastery was closed, the bell tower was destroyed, the district hospital and warehouses were located in the premises. In 1996, the Introduction Men's Monastery was established.

The main shrine is the miraculous icon of the Mother of God "Ghosts of Humility" - a list from the Pskov icon of the same name in 1420 (celebrations September 16-29).

The Holy Trinity Church in Pereyaslav was built in 1804 on the site of an old wooden church.

The first wooden temple was built in the 17th century at the expense of the Pereyaslav colonel Voyts Serbin. In 1791, the church burned down after a lightning strike. The restored church was consecrated in 1804, and a bell tower was added 60 years later.

The simple and laconic design is designed in accordance with Ukrainian cult traditions, typical for a small Orthodox church.

On June 22, 2022, the Trinity Church in Pereyaslav became part of the Orthodox Church of Ukraine.

The Holy Trinity Church was built in Bohuslav in the 19th century on the site of an old church. Most of the funds for the construction were allocated by Oleksandra Branytska.

The temple is made in the style of late classicism. An architectural monument of national importance.

Belongs to the community of the Orthodox Church of Ukraine.

The Holy Trinity Church in Rzhyshchiv was built in 1853-1860 on the site of an old wooden church known since the 17th century.

The initiator of the construction of the stone temple was Countess Dzyalynska from the ancient Rzhyshchiv family of Voronychi.

In the architecture of the Trinity Church, the style of classicism is consistent with the features of the so-called diocesan architecture of the second half of the 19th century.

On the northern wall, frescoes from the 19th century have been preserved.

The Holy Trinity Church in Kaharlyk was restored on the same place where it was built in 1800 at the expense of landowner Dmytro Troshchynskyi.

The temple stood directly opposite the Troshchynskyi palace, from which the park surrounding it has been preserved. The rector of the church was the writer Vasyl Kapnist for some time. The famous artist Volodymyr Borovykovskyi painted the "Last Supper" icon for her.

During the Soviet era, the church was destroyed. In 1998, the first stone in the foundation of the new Trinity Church was consecrated. Currently, the construction of the temple, which was carried out with donations from entrepreneurs, organizations and residents of the city, has been completed.

The wooden church in honor of the Holy Trinity in Bezuhlivka was built at the beginning of the 20th century. The temple is well preserved to this day.

Residents of Bezuhlivka claim that it functioned even in the Soviet years.

The remains of an ancient stone temple in honor of the Holy Trinity have been preserved in Hostroluchchia. The ruins can be found a little outside the center of the village.

The Holy Trinity Church can be considered Cossack, because it was built in the 80s of the 18th century at the expense of the Cossack registry colonel Hryhoriy Ivanenko. There is no other information about the temple.

The Holy Trinity Kytayivskyi monastery (Kytayivskyi Desert) is secluded in an area that is called the Mousetrap because of the complex topography.

Prince Andriy Boholyubsky (XII century), nicknamed Kytay (China), is considered the founder. According to another version, the name comes from the Turkic word "kytay", which means "wall" or "fortress".

Until the 17th century, there was a small Lavra hermitage with caves. In 1767, the Holy Trinity Church was built, then a bell tower, a refectory, residential buildings, an almshouse and other buildings.

Entrance to the caves is free.

The Holy Trinity Monastery of Saint Jonas is located in Kyiv in an area that has been called the Zvirynets since ancient times (here stood the hunting "Red Yard" of Prince Vsevolod Yaroslavych, the prince hunted wild animals in the district).

In 1071, a church was built in the name of Archangel Michael, which did not survive after the Mongol-Tatar invasion. In the middle of the 19th century, Hieromonk Jona settled on the highest mountain of Kyiv. After repeated appearances of the Lord and the Mother of God, he became the builder and archimandrite of the Holy Trinity Monastery. Two churches were built in the monastery: Intercession (arranged by Saint Jona at the place of the apparition of the Mother of God to him) and the Holy Trinity Cathedral.

Until 1917, the Ionyn monastery with 800 brothers was the second largest among Kyiv monasteries after the Lavra. In 1934, the monastery was closed, the Intercession Church was destroyed. The Botanical Garden was founded on the territory of Zvirynets, and the monastic buildings were located on its territory. Laboratories were located in the Holy Trinity Cathedral, and then - a warehouse and a landfill. In 1966, the relics of Reverend Jona were transferred to the Zvirynets cemetery.

Divine service was restored in 1991, and four years later, at the same time as the local canonization of Saint Jona, the monastery was restored to its independent status.

The monastery includes the 11th-century Zvirynets Cave Hermitage (22 Lomakivska Street).

The rectangular building of shopping rows, warehouses and an inn in the center of Kontraktova Square was designed by the architect Luyidzhi Ruska as a two-story building, but due to the fire of 1811, he was only able to build the first floor. They were able to complete the construction in only 25 years.

Nearby is the "Samson" fountain (1749), which was part of the first Kyiv water supply system. In the 19th century, the pavilion was complemented by a naive sculptural composition "Samson tearing the lion's mouth" (the original is kept in the National Art Museum). A sundial is placed above the columns, and the figure of the Apostle Andrew is above the dome.

On August 4, 2023, Hostynnyi Dvir was officially recognized as an architectural monument of national significance.

The private literary museum of the poet and translator Hryhoriy Kochur in Irpen was opened in 1997 by his son and daughter-in-law Andriy and Mariya Kochur after his death. Mariya Kochur still lives in their Irpin house and personally takes care of the museum.

This building was called the "Irpin University" - during Soviet times, the "sixties" and dissidents often gathered here. Hryhoriy Kochur, who himself went through the GULAG, was their spiritual leader. Among Kochur's guests were Vyacheslav Chornovil, Vasyl Stus, Ivan Dzyuba, Lina Kostenko and other representatives of the opposition-minded creative intelligentsia.

The exposition tells about the life of Ukrainian patriots of the second half of the 20th century. Photographs, personal belongings, notebooks, manuscripts, publications from Kochur's lifetime are presented. His personal library, which helped the poet in his creative pursuits, is of great value.

A separate memorial exhibition is dedicated to Kochur's teacher, outstanding translator Mykola Zerov.