The Synod of the Orthodox Church of Ukraine (OCU) decided to create a religious organization " It was also decided to register monasteries in the Drohobych-Sambir and Chernihiv dioceses. The corresponding decision of the Synod, dated March 28, is published on the website of the HCU.

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The Pochaev Lavra, which complex includes 18 buildings, was leased to the UOC-MP in 2003 until 2052. Part of the buildings of the Pochaev Lavra are on the balance sheet of the Kremenets-Pochaev State Historical and Architectural Reserve.

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A day earlier, the head of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church (UGCC), His Beatitude Svyatoslav, announced the desire of the UGCC to also hold services in the premises of the Pochaev Lavra. According to him, this position has already been conveyed to the Ukrainian authorities..

" Everyone listened attentively, but so far they have remained silent, - the website of the UGCC quotes His Beatitude Svyatoslav. – It is very important that the authorities recognized that the Pochaev Lavra is historically related to our Church. The miraculous icon of the Pochaev Mother of God is crowned. This year marks the anniversary of this coronation..

In addition, at the meeting of the Synod of the OCU, which took place on March 28 in the residence of the Primate of the OCU at the Mikhailovsky Golden-Domed Cathedral, monasteries were also formed in the Drohobych-Sambir and Chernihiv dioceses with the appointment of the relevant leaders and the heads of four monasteries were approved.

In addition, the synod supported the position of the primate of the OCU, Metropolitan Epiphanius, set out in his address to the brethren of the Holy Dormition Kiev-Pechersk Lavra, and called on the brethren of the Lavra to unite in the bosom of the Local Ukrainian Orthodox Church on a canonical basis.. The Synod also supported the appeal to the government with a request to transfer the premises of the Holy Dormition Kiev-Pechersk Lavra to the OCU.

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Recall that on December 9 last year, the rector of the Pochaev Theological Seminary was informed of a suspicion of carrying out anti-Ukrainian activities..

Also, we recall that on March 10, the leadership of the National Reserve " Later, he noted that the monks would be able to stay in the Kiev-Pechersk Lavra, but under certain conditions.

In addition, Tkachenko warned representatives of the UOC-MP about criminal liability for the disappearance of any museum exhibits from the Kiev-Pechersk Lavra, including the relics of saints..

Read more about the situation around the Kiev-Pechersk Lavra in the article by Ekaterina Shchetkina \! Will the Ukrainian authorities be able to liberate the Kiev-Pechersk Lavra from the UOC-MP? " U.A..