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20 мая 2013 года
Седмица 3-я по Пасхе.
Воспоминание явления на небе Креста Господня в Иерусалиме (351). Мч. Акакия сотника (303).
Прпп. Иоанна Зедазнийского и учеников его: Авива, еп. Некресского, Антония Марткопского, Давида Гареджийского, Зенона Икалтского, Фаддея Степанцминдского, Исе (Иессея), еп. Цилканского, Иосифа, еп. Алавердского, Исидора Самтавийского, Михаила Улумбийского, Пирра Бретского, Стефана Хирского и Шио Мгвимского (VI) (Груз.). Прп. Нила Сорского (1508).
Любечской (XI) и Жировицкой (1470) икон Божией Матери.
Деян., 17 зач., VI, 8 – VII, 5, 47-60. Ин., 13 зач., IV, 46-54. Кресту: 1 Кор., 125 зач., I, 18-24. Ин., 60 зач., XIX, 6-11, 13-20, 25-28, 30-35.
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History
 In 6559 (1051) St. Anthony became famous and honored. The brethren began to come to him. He began to accept and tonsure them. And the brethren gathered to him twelve in number, and they dug the great cave, the church and cells which existed up to now in the cave under the old monastery. |
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 Memoirs and exploits of most saints whose relicts are saved in the Near Caves were accomplished in XI-XII centuries and were described in the early editions of ‘The Kiev-Pechersky Paterikon’ of XIV-XV centuries made of literary works of Lavra bibliophiles in XI-XIII centuries. |
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 The Lavra Caves, which gave the name to the ancient monastery, cherish invaluable spiritual treasures up to now. |
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The architects saw the image of the beautiful church, which was called ‘heavenlike’ for a long time. |
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 Each church of the Kiev-Pechersk Lavra has its history and its unique image, emerged under influence of different epochs and their typical styles. But neither time nor variability of architectural styles did not ruin the ancient prayerful spirit of the Lavra churches. Our Orthodox ancestors revived them with love and devotion. Their domes are destined for sobornal prayers, for sermon of the Word of God, administration of Holy Sacraments. |
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 The living beings of the most ancient Lavra saints are praised in ‘The Kiev-Pechersky Paterikon’. The collection of hagiographies and spiritual instructions of the ascetic monks of definite territory is called ‘Paterikon’ since earliest times. |
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 In the Far Caves, opposite to the entrance to the Nativity of Christ Church, there is a deep cinerarium, where in iron and glass vessel Chrism-running Heads of the saints are reserved. |
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