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Bakhchysarai Cave Monastery

Coordinates: 44°44′40.75″N 33°54′35.60″E / 44.7446528°N 33.9098889°E / 44.7446528; 33.9098889
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Bakhchysarai Cave Monastery
Ukrainian: Успенський монастир (Бахчисарай)
Uspensky Cave Monastery
Bakhchysarai Cave Monastery is located in Sevastopol
Bakhchysarai Cave Monastery
Bakhchysarai Cave Monastery
Bakhchysarai Cave Monastery is located in Crimea
Bakhchysarai Cave Monastery
Bakhchysarai Cave Monastery
Bakhchysarai Cave Monastery is located in Ukraine
Bakhchysarai Cave Monastery
Bakhchysarai Cave Monastery
General information
LocationBakhchysarai, Ukraine
Country Ukraine
Coordinates44°44′40.75″N 33°54′35.60″E / 44.7446528°N 33.9098889°E / 44.7446528; 33.9098889
OwnerUkrainian Orthodox Church (Moscow Patriarchate)
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The Assumption Monastery of the Caves (Russian: Успенский пещерный монастырь, Ukrainian: Успенський печерний монастир) is located in Crimea, near Bakhchysarai. It is a cave monastery carved out of a cliff.

History

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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

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References

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  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.