On November, 27, 2017, in the lecture hall of the Kiev-Caves Lavra, the opening of “Kyiv Paisius Readings“ International Conference took place, with the dedication to the 295th birth anniversary of venerable Paisius Velychkovskyi.

The plenary meeting opened by the Primate of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church, His Beatitude Metropolitan Onuphrius, was visited by the Vicegerent of the Holy Dormition Kiev-Caves Lavra and Head of the Synod Commission for Monasteries’ Affairs, metropolitan Pavel of Vyshgorod and Chornobyl; Head of the UOC Department of Information and Education, archbishop Kliment of Irpin; bishop Barsanuphius of Borodianka. The readings were arranged by the Holy Dormition Kiev-Caves Lavra, the International Institute of Mount Athos Heritage, Tavria National University named after V.I. Vernadskyi, the Slavistic Department of Alexandru Ioan Cuza University of Iasi (Iasi, Romania).

The conference became possible with the support of the Pilgrimage Center of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church and the Charity Fund named after the Intercession of the Most Holy Theotokos.

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