The PCU established its monastery in the Kiev-Pechersk Lavra. Epiphanius will address the government regarding the premises
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KYIV.UkraineGate , 24 , May , 2022 | Society .
The Holy Synod of the Orthodox Church of Ukraine has decided to establish a new religious organization within the PCU on the territory of the Kiev-Pechersk Lavra.
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“Given the special significance of the Holy Dormition Kiev-Pechersk Lavra as a shrine of national and world importance, in order to overcome the consequences of uncanonical subordination of this monastery to the Moscow Patriarchate, at the suggestion of His Beatitude Metropolitan of Kyiv and All Ukraine Epiphany, the Synod decided Of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church (Orthodox Church of Ukraine) religious organization “Holy Dormition Kiev-Pechersk Lavra (male monastery) of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church (Orthodox Church of Ukraine)”, approved its Statute and determined that it has direct subordination to the Primate of the Orthodox Church Holy Archimandrite (Abbot) “, – it is said in the message.
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The Synod also asked the Primate to apply to the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine with a request to transfer one of the churches of the Upper Lavra and some of its premises for use in worship and monastic activities of the Holy Dormition Kiev-Pechersk Lavra of the UOC.
In addition, the Holy Resurrection Novoafonsky Monastery was established within the Lviv Eparchy, and Abbot Iov (Olshansky) was appointed its deputy. The Synod also considered some procedural issues, giving them a protocol order.
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Almost 300 priests of the UOC-MP are already demanding that the Russian patriarch Kirill be brought before the church tribunal.
Source: Ukrgate
