Bakhchisaray Cave Monastery

The Assumption Monastery of the Caves (Russian: Успе́нский пещерный монасты́рь, Ukrainian: Успенський печерний монастир) is located in Crimea, near Bakhchysarai. It is a cave monastery carved out of a cliff.

Bakhchisaray Cave Monastery
Ukrainian: Успенський монастир (Бахчисарай)
Uspensky Cave Monastery
Bakhchisaray Cave Monastery is located in Sevastopol
Bakhchisaray Cave Monastery
Bakhchisaray Cave Monastery
Bakhchisaray Cave Monastery is located in Crimea
Bakhchisaray Cave Monastery
Bakhchisaray Cave Monastery
Bakhchisaray Cave Monastery is located in Ukraine
Bakhchisaray Cave Monastery
Bakhchisaray Cave Monastery
General information
LocationBakhchisaray, Ukraine
Country Ukraine
Coordinates44°44′40.75″N 33°54′35.60″E
OwnerUkrainian Orthodox Church (Moscow Patriarchate)

History

Uspensky Cave Monastery

The date of the monastery's foundation is disputed, although local monks assert that it originated as early as the 8th century but was abandoned when Byzantium lost its hold on the region. The current monastic establishment dates back to the 15th century.

In 1921 the monastery was closed by the Soviet government. After the dissolution of the Soviet Union and Ukrainian independence the monastery was reopened to the public in 1993.[1]

See also

References

  1. http://sergoyalta.at.ua/load/tours_and_excursions_in_crimea/bakhchisaray_tour/dormition_uspensky_cave_monastery/31-1-0-220 Yalta - Sevastopol Private Tour Guides with historian Sergey Tsarapora], accessed March 30, 2014.
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