Description of the attraction
The Vvedensky Monastery, among other monasteries in Kiev, is not only a unique architectural monument, but also the cradle of Russian Orthodoxy.
Many monasteries were then built with donations from lay people, mainly wealthy widows who decided to leave worldly life. The Vvedensky monastery is no exception, its founder was Matrona Alexandrovna Yegorova, who submitted a petition to Philotheus, Metropolitan of Kiev, with a request to establish a women's Vvedensky community to shelter orphans and widows eager to devote their lives to serving God. Egorova donated all her real estate and capital for the construction. Her request was granted, and the new community was established by an official decree. Egorova herself could not see the results of her labors - she died in St. Petersburg in 1878.
The struggle of the Soviet government with the Church led to the closure of sixty-seven communities in Kiev, including the Vvedensky Monastery. With the beginning of the Great Patriotic War, the monastery was reopened to maintain the spirit and faith of the city's population. The settlers of the monastery were busy with a military hospital, collecting gifts for the front, and washing clothes. In 1966, the monastery was closed again, and a regional hospital was located on its territory.
In 1992, the Holy Vvedensky Monastery was revived again, the community began its work again, headed by Abbot Damian. Divine services were resumed in the temple again and restoration work began. On the basis of the few surviving fragments, the original painting of the 19th century was recreated, new compositions were made instead of the lost ones.
The Vvedensky Monastery keeps some significant shrines for Orthodox Christians. Many pilgrims from all over the world come to the temple to worship the relics of Mother Dimitra and the miraculous icon of the Mother of God.
