The Refectory Church ( uk, Трапезна церква, Trapezna tserkva; russian: Трапезная церковь, Trapeznaya tserkov) is a

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and an adjoining church of Saint Anthony and

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of the medieval

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Kyiv Pechersk Lavra Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra or Kyivo-Pechers’ka Lavra ( uk, Києво-Печерська лавра, translit=Kyievo-Pecherska lavra, russian: Киево-Печерская лавра), also known as the Kyiv Monastery of the Caves, is a historic Ea ...

Kyiv Kyiv, also spelled Kiev, is the capital and most populous city of Ukraine. It is in north-central Ukraine along the Dnieper, Dnieper River. As of 1 January 2021, its population was 2,962,180, making Kyiv the List of European cities by populat ...

, the capital of

Ukraine Ukraine ( uk, Україна, Ukraïna, ) is a country in Eastern Europe. It is the second-largest European country after Russia, which it borders to the east and northeast. Ukraine covers approximately . Prior to the ongoing Russian invas ...

. In the refectory, the Lavra monks had their meals. The building was constructed in 1893-1895 at a time when more than a thousand monks were living within the monastery. The sturdy dome of the church incorporates some aspects of ancient Byzantium. The interior decoration of the building was designed by Aleksey Shchusev. The marble

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s are in the Neo-Russian style. The paintings in both the refectory and the church, painted in the beginning of the 20th century by

Ivan Yizhakevych Ivan Sydorovych Yizhakevych ( uk, Іва́н Си́дорович Їжаке́вич; January 18, 1864 – January 19, 1962) was a Soviet and Ukrainian painter and writer, People's Painter of the Ukrainian SSR (1951). Life, education and work Yi ...

, G. Popov, among many others, contain a

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influence. In the rear of the refectory is viewing area, providing visitors with a panorama of the Near and Far Caverns, the

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, and the left-bank of the city. In 1911 following the assassination of

Pyotr Stolypin Pyotr Arkadyevich Stolypin ( rus, Пётр Арка́дьевич Столы́пин, p=pʲɵtr ɐrˈkadʲjɪvʲɪtɕ stɐˈlɨpʲɪn; – ) was a Russian politician and statesman. He served as the third Prime Minister of Russia, prime ministe ...

, the Russian politician's funeral service was held in the Refectory church and his grave is located in the Lavra. In the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, the continued use of the church by the

Ukrainian Orthodox Church (Moscow Patriarchate) The Ukrainian Orthodox Church ( uk, Українська православна церква, Ukrainska pravoslavna tserkva; russian: Украинская православная церковь, Ukrainskaya pravoslavnaya tserkov', UOC), common ...

has been questioned, as the lease expires on 31 December 2022.

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* {{coord, 50.4348, N, 30.5581, E, source:wikidata, display=title Churches in Kyiv Eastern Orthodox cathedrals in Ukraine Kyiv Pechersk Lavra Churches completed in 1895 19th-century Eastern Orthodox church buildings Revival architecture in Ukraine Church buildings with domes 1895 establishments in Ukraine

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