In the Assumption Cathedral of the Kiev-Pechersk Lavra, Metropolitan of the Orthodox Church of Ukraine Epiphanius conducts a divine service on the occasion of Theophany, the Baptism of the Lord.

This is the second divine service of the OCU under the leadership of Metropolitan Epiphanius in the Lavra after the return of the temple to the state. The previous service took place on Christmas Day, January 7, 2023. The Orthodox Church received the appropriate permission from the Ministry of Culture of Ukraine to conduct divine services..

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Recall, on January 5, Minister of Culture Oleksandr Tkachenko announced that the Commission of the Ministry of Culture had completed work on the acceptance and transfer of the Assumption Cathedral and the Refectory Church from the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the Moscow Patriarchate on the territory of the Kiev-Pechersk Lavra reserve to the state.

At the same time, Metropolitan Pavel (Lebed), who was supposed to sign the Act, did not appear at the last meeting of the commission. The Primate of the OCU, Metropolitan Epiphanius, on January 7, held a divine service for the first time in the Kiev-Pechersk Lavra.

On the eve of the rector of the Orthodox Church of Ukraine, Metropolitan Epiphanius said that the OCU claims to permanently use the churches of the upper Lavra. Whether it will be the Assumption Cathedral or the Refectory Church, the state must decide, although the OCU is ready to take both churches for use.