page_title: Kiev Pechersk Lavra
section_title: Etymology and other names
hierarchical_section_title: Kiev Pechersk Lavra / Etymology and other names
caption_attribution_description: Українська: Київська Лавра, Монумент Голодомору в Україні 1932-33 рр. і пам'ятник Батьківщині-Мати English: Kyiv Lavra, Ukrainian Genocide/Holodomor Monument in 1933-32 and Mother Motherland in Kyiv
context_page_description: Kiev Pechersk Lavra, Kyiv Pechersk Lavra or Kyivo-Pechers’ka Lavra, also known as the Kiev Monastery of the Caves, is a historic Orthodox Christian monastery which gave its name to one of the city districts where it is located in Kiev.
  Since its foundation as the cave monastery in 1051, the Lavra has been a preeminent center of Eastern Orthodox Christianity in Eastern Europe. Together with the Saint Sophia Cathedral, it is inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The monastery complex is considered a separate national historic-cultural preserve, the national status to which was granted on 13 March 1996. The Lavra is not only located in another part of the city, but is part of a different national sanctuary than Saint Sophia Cathedral. While being a cultural attraction, the monastery is once again active, with over 100 monks in residence. It was named one of the Seven Wonders of Ukraine on 21 August 2007, based on voting by experts and the internet community.
context_section_description: The word pechera means cave. The word lavra is used to describe high-ranking male monasteries for monks of the Eastern Orthodox Church. Therefore, the name of the monastery is also translated as Kiev Cave Monastery, Kiev Caves Monastery or the Kiev Monastery of the Caves (на печерах).
caption: Panorama of the monastery (southward view)
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