The Synod of the Orthodox Church of Ukraine decided to form a monastery on the basis of one of the churches of the Kiev-Pechersk Lavra, which will be called the "

As noted in the statement of the synod, the decision to form the monastery was made taking into account the special significance of the Holy Dormition Kiev-Pechersk Lavra as a shrine of all-Ukrainian and world significance and with the aim of "

“The Synod approved her Charter and determined that she (Lavra, ed) has direct subordination to the Primate of the Orthodox Church as her Hieroarchimandrite (rector),” the statement says..

As the next step, the head of the OCU, Metropolitan of Kyiv and All Ukraine, Epiphanius, should apply to the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine with a request to transfer one of the churches of the Upper Lavra and its individual premises for use for worship and monastic activities of the Holy Dormition Kiev-Pechersk Lavra.

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It should be noted that the monastery complex of the Kiev-Pechersk Lavra is owned by the state, and the monastery was leased to the UOC-MP for 50 years.. In 2020, the prosecutor's office checked the lease agreement, then the Ministry of Culture did not rule out the possibility of breaking it and evicting the UOC-MP from the Lavra.