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The monastery caves of the Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra as a centre of spiritual formation

The monastery caves of the Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra are a unique spiritual and historical complex, the formation of which began in the middle of the 11th century. Their emergence is associated with the activities of the monk Anthony, who chose a hill above the Dnieper for seclusion and dug a small cave in the soft loess soil for prayer and ascetic ...

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