Refectory Church, Kyiv Pechersk Lavra

Refectory Church
Refectory Church
Трапезна Палата
	The Refectory Church of the Kyiv Pechersk Lavra in Kyiv, Ukraine.
Location	Kyiv, Ukraine
Denomination	Ukrainian Orthodox Church (Moscow Patriarchate)
Architecture
Architect(s)	V. N. Nikolayev
Groundbreaking	1893
Completed	1895
Specifications
Number of domes	1

The Refectory Church (Ukrainian: Трапезна церква, Trapezna tserkva; Russian: Трапезная церковь, Trapeznaya tserkov) is a refectory and an adjoining church of Saint Anthony and Theodosius of the medieval cave monastery of Kyiv Pechersk Lavra in Kyiv, the capital of Ukraine. In the refectory, the Lavra monks had their meals.^[1] The building was constructed in 1893-1895 at a time when more than a thousand monks were living within the monastery.^[1]

The sturdy dome of the church incorporates some aspects of ancient Byzantium. The interior decoration of the building was designed by Aleksey Shchusev. The marble icons are in the Neo-Russian style. The paintings in both the refectory and the church, painted in the beginning of the 20th century by Ivan Yizhakevych, G. Popov, among many others, contain a Modernist influence.^[1] In the rear of the refectory is viewing area, providing visitors with a panorama of the Near and Far Caverns, the Dnieper River, and the left-bank of the city.

In 1911 following the assassination of Pyotr Stolypin, the Russian politician's funeral service was held in the Refectory church and his grave is located in the Lavra.

In the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, the continued use of the church by the Ukrainian Orthodox Church (Moscow Patriarchate) has been questioned, as the lease expired on 31 December 2022.^[2]^{[needs update]}

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^ ^a ^b ^c Malikenaite, Ruta (2003). Guidebook: Touring Kyiv. Kyiv: Baltia Druk. ISBN 966-96041-3-3.
^ "Ministry of Culture recommends not renewing Moscow Patriarchate church's lease for two churches in Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra". Retrieved 28 December 2022.

External links[edit]

Трапезна Палата. Wiki-Encyclopedia Kyiv (in Ukrainian). Retrieved December 29, 2006. {{cite encyclopedia}}: External link in |encyclopedia= (help)

50°26′05″N 30°33′29″E / 50.4348°N 30.5581°E / 50.4348; 30.5581

[Touring_Kyiv-1] Malikenaite, Ruta (2003). Guidebook: Touring Kyiv. Kyiv: Baltia Druk. ISBN 966-96041-3-3.

[2] "Ministry of Culture recommends not renewing Moscow Patriarchate church's lease for two churches in Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra". Retrieved 28 December 2022.

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v t e Kyiv Pechersk Lavra
Churches	Dormition Cathedral Refectory Church All Saints Saviour at Berestove Exaltation of Cross Life-Giving Spring Nativity of the Virgin Conception of St. Anne Gate Church of the Trinity
Other constructions	Great Lavra Bell Tower Near Caves Far Caves St. Nicholas Monastery Debosquette Wall Lavra fortification
Miscellaneous	Typography Theological Academy and Seminary

v t e Churches and monasteries of Kyiv
Cathedrals	Saint Sophia Cathedral St. Volodymyr's Cathedral Resurrection Cathedral St. Nicholas Roman Catholic Cathedral St. Nicholas Military Cathedral¹ St. Panteleimon's Cathedral
Churches	St. Andrew's Church St. Cyril's Church Church of the Saviour at Berestove Church of the Tithes Church of the Theotokos Troieshchyna Church Askold Grave Church
Monasteries	Lavra of the Caves (Great Church Gate Church Refectory Church) St. Michael's Golden-Domed Monastery Vydubychi Monastery Brotherhood Monastery Trinity Monastery Theophania Convent Intercession Convent Florivsky Convent Kytayiv Poustinia
¹Demolished structures are in italics

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