Topic - Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra

), also known as the Kyiv Monastery of the Caves, is a historic lavra or large monastery of Eastern Christianity that gave its name to the Pecherskyi District where it is located in Kyiv. - Source: Wikipedia

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