St. Michael's Golden-Domed Monastery
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St. Michael's Golden-Domed Monastery (Ukrainian: Михайлівський золотоверхий монастир, romanized: Mykhailivskyi zolotoverkhyi monastyr) is a monastery in Kyiv, the capital of Ukraine, dedicated to Saint Michael the Archangel. It is located on the edge of the bank of the Dnipro river, to the northeast of the St Sophia Cathedral. The site is located in the historical administrative neighbourhood of Uppertown and overlooks Podil, the city's historical commercial and merchant quarter. The monastery has been the headquarters of the Orthodox Church of Ukraine since December 2018.
Києво-Михайлівський Золотоверхий чоловічий | |
Monastery information | |
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Denomination | Orthodox Church of Ukraine |
Established | 1108–1113 |
Dedicated to | Saint Michael the Archangel |
Diocese | Eparchy of Kyiv |
People | |
Founder(s) | Sviatopolk II of Kyiv |
Abbot | Agapetus |
Archbishop | Epiphanius I of Ukraine (Metropolitan) |
Architecture | |
Status | Active |
Heritage designation | An architectural monument of national significance [uk] |
Architect | Ivan Hryhorovych-Barskyi (reconstruction) |
Completion date | 1999 (reconstruction) |
Site | |
Location | 8, Triochsvyatitelska Street [uk], Kyiv |
Country | Ukraine |
Coordinates | 50.4557°N 30.5227°E / 50.4557; 30.5227 |
Website | archangel |
Originally built in the Middle Ages by the Kievan Rus' ruler Sviatopolk II Iziaslavych, the monastery comprises the cathedral church, the Refectory Church of the Holy Apostle and Evangelist John the Theologian, built in 1713, the Economic Gate, constructed in 1760, and the bell tower, which was added in the 1710s. The exterior of the structure was remodelled in the Ukrainian Baroque style during the 18th century, while the interior kept its original Byzantine architecture.
Much of the monastery, including the cathedral church, was demolished by Soviet authorities in the 1930s. The complex was rebuilt following Ukrainian independence in 1991; the cathedral reopened in 1999.