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The Trinity Monastery ( Ukrainian : Троїцько-Іллінський монастир ) is a former Orthodox monastery in the city of Chernihiv in northeastern Ukraine.

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16-468: Trinity Monastery may refer to: Trinity Monastery (Chernihiv) , Chernihiv, Ukraine Trinity Monastery of St. Jonas , Kiev, Ukraine See also [ edit ] Holy Trinity monastery (disambiguation) Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Trinity Monastery . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change

32-654: A diameter of 22 m. Next to it is the Bezimennyi (Nameless) kurgan, which according to Professor Boris Rybakov belongs to the first half of 10th century. The mounds of the Boldyni Hory were studied in 1872 and 1908 by D. Y. Samokvasov, and in 1965 by S. S. Shirinsky. In the middle of the 11th century, the monk Anthony the Reverend came to Boldyna Hill and founded earthen structures, the so-called Saint Anthony Caves . They are connected by underground passages with

48-514: A national avenger and a working woman. Along with 5 granite stelae, bronze bas-reliefs reflect the labor, heroic and victorious history of the Chernihiv region: the march on Prince Igor Svyatoslavovich's Polovtsians , heroic episodes of the period of the so-called "Great October", civil and World War II , and guerrilla warfare. At present, Boldyni Hory is a monument of garden and park art, a valuable historical and architectural complex, as well as

64-593: The Boldyni Hills on an area of 1.2 ha, the kurgan complex is one of the largest known to science in Ukraine necropolises of the 9th–11th centuries. It consists of 6 mound groups, with a total of about 230 mounds surrviving, defining the populated area. One of the largest—the Hulbyshche kurgan—is located in the northeastern part of the necropolis, has a height of 6 m (in ancient times 8.5 m), and

80-665: The Church of St. Elijah, which was built in the XII century. In 1654, a colleague of Hetman Bohdan Khmelnytsky, Colonel Stefan Podobail of Chernihiv , was buried in the Saint Anthony Caves . The landmark of the architectural ensemble of the Trinity-Elijah Monastery—the Trinity Monastery —iwas built in the late 17th century. In 1667, a tenement house was built on the site of the eastern gate of

96-540: The Prophet on Boldyna Hora seems to have been founded by Saint Anthony of Pechersk in the 11th century, but was abandoned after the Mongol invasion of 1239 . It fell into disrepair in the 14th century, was partially destroyed, part of the passages and the temple with the church were filled up. One tiny church survives from that period. The new Trinity monastery was founded nearby by Bishop Lazar Baranovych in 1649 as it

112-576: The Trinity Cathedral was considerably rebuilt, losing four domes and most Baroque details. In 1942, a nunnery was established. The monastery operated as a maiden vow until 1962. Its current appearance is the result of a 1980s reconstruction campaign. It has been the seat of a local bishopric since 1991. In 1679, the Novgorod-Siversky printing house was transferred to the monastery. At the initiative of Archbishop Lazar Baranovich, at

128-515: The cathedral under the green crowns stands a chapel in which is buried a prominent Russian diplomat, a native of Chernihiv Grigory Shcherbin. Next to the monastery is a cemetery where prominent Ukrainians are buried (their graves have been preserved) – Ukrainian biker and lyre player Leonid Glibov; famous Ukrainian writer Mykhailo Kotsiubynsky (and his relatives – wife Vira Ustymivna, mother Glykeriya Maksymovna, sister Lidia Mykhailivna); Ukrainian folklorist and ethnographer Opanas Markevych, husband of

144-723: The city of Chernihiv , Ukraine on the right bank of the Desna , as well as a monument of landscape art (since 1972). Boldyni Hory are located two kilometers from the historic center of Chernihiv . From the center of Chernihiv one can walk or take public transport to Tolstoy street. The monuments are formed from 20 to 35-meter hills developed by an arc south of the floodplain of the Stryzhen River. The area has long been inhabited, many archeological, historical and architectural monuments have been preserved on its territory. There are several versions of what "Boldyni" means: Located on

160-540: The expense of Chernihiv Colonel Vasyl Dunin-Borkovsky, with the help of Hetman Ivan Mazepa, built in 1679-1689 (1695 finally) by the Great Cathedral of the Holy Trinity, and since then called the monastery Trinity-Ilyinsky. In 1786, the monastery was closed and turned into a bishop's house. Under Soviet rule, the monastery, as a church center, was liquidated. From construction have remained and operate for

176-466: The link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Trinity_Monastery&oldid=808869787 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Church building disambiguation pages Trinity Monastery (Chernihiv) The original monastery of St. Elijah

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192-616: The monastery for the printing house of the Trinity-Elijah Monastery. In the tomb of the Trinity Cathedral among the Chernihiv bishops is the body of the author of a multi-volume historical and statistical description of the Chernihiv diocese Filaret (Gumilevsky), in the west wing of the church – at rest the general, participant in the Russo-Turkish war of 1877–78, historian and public figure, chairman of Chernihiv archival commission Hryhoriy Myloradovych. Not far from

208-476: The purpose: On the territory of the monastery, near the Holy Trinity Cathedral, is the grave of Leonid Ivanovich Glibov. Not far away, on Boldyni Hory , is the tomb of Mykhailo Kotsiubynskyi . This article about a Ukrainian building or structure is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Boldyni Hory Boldyni Hory or Boldyni Hills is a historical area in

224-403: The writer Marko Vovchok ; writer and public figure Mykola Verbytsky. On the eve of Victory Day, May 8, 1986, the memorial of Glory was unveiled in the lower reaches of the Boldyni Hory. Four majestic figures froze on the granite pedestal in bronze: an ancient Rus' warrior in a helmet with a sword and spear and a shield depicting the ancient coat of arms of Chernihiv, a soldier of World War II ,

240-405: Was famed for containing more than 11,000 books. The main church, or the katholikon , was constructed between 1679 and 1695 to designs by Johann Baptist Sauer, a master builder from Wilno . This church has seven pear-shaped cupolas . It is considered a high point of Ukrainian Baroque architecture (as practiced under the auspices of Hetman Ivan Mazepa ). After the monastery was closed in 1786,

256-517: Was rebuilt in 1649 at the expense of Chernihiv Colonel Stepan Pobodail; from the second floor. The 17th century was the department of Chernihiv archbishops. In the neighbouring city of Novhorod-Siverskyi , Baranovych founded a printing press , which was rare at the time. He later transferred the printing press to the Trinity Monastery. The monastery's adjacent printing press was famed for their production of engravings , while its library

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