Part 3: Ukraine Visa Trip. (Kyivan Cave Monastery)

Hello,

These are just a very few of the pictures we took at the Cave Monasteries of Kiev.

We decided to tour the city of Kiev, after obtaining a Visa in Record time. I could not reenter Russia until the 5th of October. It was just the 2nd of October and we could not believe that the pressure of the Visa was off our shoulders.

So we went to the Cave Monasteries of Kiev, also known as the Kiev Monastery of the Caves, it is a historic Orthodox Christian monastery in Kiev, Ukraine. Since its foundation as the cave monastery in 1051 the Monastery has been a preeminent center of the Eastern Orthodox Christianity in Eastern Europe. It is also one of the four UNESCO World Heritage Sites within Ukraine. Currently, the jurisdiction over the site is divided between the state museum, National Kyiv-Pechersk Historico-Cultural Preserve, and the Ukrainian Orthodox Church (Moscow Patriarchy) as the site of the chief monastery of that Church and the residence of its leader, Metropolitan Volodymyr.

Other words in simple language, "It is very old and really a COOL place to visit!

Link to The Cave Monasteries, History site.

We walked the caves where they house the 123+ Saints. I hardly fit in the caves, but it was great. The only light allowed was candle light and there are Monks everywhere to make sure you did not do anything wrong. This is a very sacred place, They are serious about the preservation of these Saints.

The caskets are at the best 4 to 5 feet long. So either they have altered the bodies in some way to make them smaller or man was really tiny back in the old days. The caskets all have glass tops and all the bodies are covered in a robe and other cloths. You do not get to see the actual body. They say that the caves are a natural preservation of remains. (mummified)

If you ever go to Kiev, Ukraine. You must see this landmark. You ever want to feel the presence of God? You will feel it at the Cave Monasteries!!!

Kyle

comments always welcome, any questions on the pictures just ask. We will give as much information as we know.