Vydubytsky monastery description and photo - Ukraine: Kiev (Topic)

Vydubitsky monastery description and photos - Ukraine: Kiev. Detailed information about the attraction. Description, photos and a map showing the nearest significant objects.

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Vydubitsky monastery was built in the 70s of the 11th century under Prince Vsevolod Yaroslavich, the son of Yaroslav the Wise, as a family monastery. The name of the tract is associated with a legend that tells about the order of Prince Vladimir at the time of the baptism of Rus' to throw all the pagan wooden idols of Perun and other gods into the Dnieper. The people of Kiev, devoted to the ancient faith, ran along the river and called upon the gods to appear and swim, shouting "Perun, blow out!" The place where the idols finally swam ashore became known as Vydubychi.

The architectural ensemble of the monastery consists of the Church of the Archangel Michael (1070-1769), the Church of St. George (1696-1701) and the Church of the Savior (1696- 1791), built in the Ukrainian Baroque style, and a refectory.

Only a few of the monastery's churches survived centuries. One of them is the Church of the Archangel Michael, built under Vsevolod and partially reconstructed in 1769.

There is a necropolis at the monastery, where many outstanding scientists, arts and public figures, mainly of the 19th century, are buried. Lelyavsky, Ushinsky, Afanasyev, Bets, etc. are buried here. Taras Shevchenko dreamed of being buried here, but he was a disgraced poet, so the city authorities did not allow him to be buried within the boundaries of Kiev and in its vicinity.

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