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Side view of the Church of the Saviour in Berestovo seen with its belfry, designed by architect Andrei Melenskyi in the provincial Neoclassical style. The portion of the wall cleaned from stucco belongs to the early 12th century. The Church of the Saviour at Berestovo (Ukrainian: Церква Спаса на Берестові, Tserkva Spasa na Berestovi; Russian: Церковь Спаса на Берестове, Tserkov’ Spasa na Berestove) is a church, located to the north of the Monastery of the Caves in Kiev, Ukraine. Although it is situated outside the lavra fortifications, the Saviour Church is part of the lavra complex and the related World Heritage Site. The neoclassical movement that produced Neoclassical architecture began in the mid-18th century, as a reaction against both the surviving Baroque and Rococo styles, and as a desire to return to the perceived purity of the arts of Rome, the more vague perception (ideal) of Ancient Greek arts (where almost...
Roofs of the Holy Trinity Church Kievo-Pecherskaya Lavra, 1890s Kiev Pechersk Lavra (Ukrainian: ; Russian: ), also known as the Kiev Monastery of the Caves, is an ancient cave monastery in Kiev. ...
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Berestovo was a suburbian residence of Vladimir the Great (who died there in 1015) and some of his descendants, including Vsevolod I and Vladimir II. It was also the site of a monastery, first recorded in 1073. Construction of the present structure is not documented, but most art historians date it to the reign of Vladimir Monomakh (1113-1125). Indeed, it has structural parallels with the churches of Pereyaslav, especially those built during Monomakh's administration of the town at the turn of the 12th century. Detail of the Millenium of Russia monument in Novgorod (1862) representing St Vladimir and his family. ...
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Kievan court in the times of Vsevolod I Vsevolod I Yaroslavich (1030 – 13 April 1093) ruled as Grand Prince of Kiev from 1076 until his death. ...
Vladimir Monomakh (1053 – May 19, 1125) was undoubtedly the best loved prince of Kievan Rus. ...
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Monomakh's court church was larger than most cathedrals built in Kiev in the 12th century and had three naves, three apses, and probably three domes. The western (narthex) wall survives almost intact, while the other walls are known by way of excavations. The western part of the church was separated from the naos, forming the narthex, flanked by a baptistery on the north and a projecting tower on the south. The tower contained the winding stairs leading to the gallery for the ruling prince, his family, and guests. Naos (nay-os, from the Greek ναÏσ ship, also known as Suhail Hadar, Zeta Puppis or ζ Puppis), a white supergiant in the constellation of Puppis, is one of the brightest stars in the Milky Way, in terms of absolute magnitude. ...
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The uncovered eastern part of the foundation of the old church as seen during winter. Art historians believe that the Saviour Church introduced some structural innovations into architecture of Kievan Rus. For the first time in Rus, all three entrances had projecting porches with steeply-pitched trefoil roofs. This novel feature may be interpreted as key to the overall concept of the church. Monomakh's architects apparently wished to underline the vertical thrust of the church to the sky, a basically Gothic formula which would be fully developed in Smolensk and Polotsk. Architecture in Kievan Rus dates from the its Christianisation in 988. ...
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If the Berestovo church was indeed the first germ of this new manner, its vaulting may have been unusually complicated, probably echoing the trefoil shape of the porches. The exterior decoration of the church was unusually lavish. For the first time in Kiev, no limestone was used in the construction, once again foreshadowing the practices of the mid-12th century. The brick surface was marked with double and treble niches, the meander, and decorative crosses.
History Following Monomakh's death, the church was long associated with his family. At least three Monomachids were buried underneath the baptistery: George I of Kiev (the founder of Moscow), his son Gleb and his sister Euthymia. The church was sacked in 1240 when Batu Khan invaded Kievan Rus' and again in 1482, when Monument to Yuriy Dolgorukiy in Moscow. ...
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Interiour view of the church seen with elabourate old frescos. It was the Metropolitan Petro Mohyla who started to restore the Kievan churches, long neglected during the Polish-Lithuanian rule. He had the church restored in the Ukrainian national ("proto-Baroque") style. When the new church was constructed in 1640-1642, its ground plan was changed to form a cross, and two additional domes were erected above the side naves. Two years later, a team of Greek masters painted the interior with frescoes. The most famous of these, known as Petro Mohyla’s Gift, has a portrait of Mohyla kneeling before Christ to whom he presents a model of the church. Fresco by Dionisius representing Saint Nicholas. ...
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The church was renovated in 1751–1752 and again in 1813–1814, when Fedir M. Korobka carved an elaborate altar. At the same time, a two-tier belltower was constructed to Andriy Melenskyi's classical design which does not complement the rest of the church. In 1909, Academician Pokryshkin (who specialized in medieval Orthodox architecture) was called upon to restore the church to its medieval appearance. Pokryshkin worked on the church for fice years but made no fundamental changes. The foundations of Monomakh's original church were uncovered and now may be seen to the east from the extant structure. The façade of the church was cleaned: that is, old layers of stucco were removed to expose the 12th-century parts of the exterior to the public. Look up Altar in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ...
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In the early 1970s, a fragment of the 12th-century fresco Miraculous Fishing, depicting Christ walking on water towards a boat, was uncovered in the church. Since Ukraine's independence after the fall of the Soviet Union, the church is part of the Kiev Pechersk Lavra Historical-Cultural Preserve and functions primarily as a museum, holding weekly church sevices on Sundays. This page is about the title or the Divine Person. For the Christian figure, see Jesus. ...
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References - Pyotr Rappoport. Zodchestavo Drevnei Rusi. Leningrad: Nauka, 1986. (online)
- Malikenaite, Ruta (2003). Touring Kyiv. Baltia Druk. ISBN 9669604133.
- Transfiguration Church in Berestove (English). Encyclopedia of Ukraine. Retrieved on November 24, 2006.
- Klymenko, Sergiy. Церква Спаса на Берестові (Ukrainian/Russian). Pictures of Kyiv. Retrieved on November 10, 2006.
- Памятники градостроительства и архитектуры Украинской ССР, 4 volumes, Kiev: Будивэльнык, 1983-86, the article on the Saviour Church in Berestovo (online)
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