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Motronynskyi Monastery
The Motronynskyi Women's Monastery of the Holy Trinity ( uk, Мотронинський Свято-Троїцький жіночий монастир, translit=Motronynskyi Sviato-Troitskyi zhinochyi monastyr) is a convent of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church (Moscow Patriarchate) located in the Kholodnyi Yar forest in Ukraine's Cherkasy Oblast. Overview The Motronynskyi Monastery was created at some point prior to 1568, though the history of a religious community in the area dates back to the 12th century. It was initially a men's monastery, and it received support from several political figures in the Zaporozhian Sich such as Petro Konashevych-Sahaidachny, Pavlo Teteria, Petro Doroshenko, and Ivan Skoropadsky. During the Ruin (Ukrainian history), the Ruin, the monastery was destroyed by the Ottoman Empire, Crimean Khanate, and Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth. The monastery played an important part in the religious life of southern Kyiv region during its early existence, and it w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kholodnyi Yar
Kholodnyi Yar ( uk, Холодний Яр) is a relict forest area in the Cherkasy Oblast in Ukraine, which has historical and Natural environment, environmental significance. Kholodnyi Yar ranks first in Ukraine in terms of the number of unique archaeological, historical, and scientific objects, and there are more than 150 of them here. The mounds of the Scythian period and later are scattered in the forest area and in the fields around it. In Kholodnyi Yar archaeologists have found traces of all archaeological cultures, starting with the Cucuteni–Trypillia culture, Trypillian field culture, which originated in the forest-steppe zone of Ukraine 5-4 thousand years before the new era. The mounds of the Scythian period and later are scattered in the forest area and in the fields around it. In Kholodnyi Yar archaeologists have found traces of all archaeological cultures, starting with the Trypillian field culture, which originated in the forest-steppe zone of Ukraine 5-4 thous ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |