monastery ukrainian eastern orthodox female monastery located neighborhood monastery served historic residency dynasty medieval times located kilometres north today territory province northern ukraine location situated right bank close proximity water reservoir founded monastery monasteries established east slavic state existence destroyed restored numerous times spared destruction soviet authorities time height monastery considered spiritual center later currently area monastery located woodland territory village directly connected private residence ukrainian government officials important monastery monastery left rich legacy monastery mentioned poems written subject drawing novel published mentions monastery history foundation early history monastery mentioned time early 14th century claimed founded metropolitan michael greek monks arriving byzantium claim likely listed modern authors monasteries prince divided territory surrounding monastery grounds sons son received lands nearest monastery city long alleged moved monastery current location hills giving monastery despised city moving modern day russia trip took icon gift constantinople patriarch luke icon orthodox icons located gallery moscow invasion monastery supposed completely destroyed legends written later monastery known existed 14th century attacked reconstruction monastery began years later monastery transferred lithuania addition monastery given reign territory complex consisted churches including cave church monastery 16th century monastery frequently lost regained ownership rights funds monastery new protégé prince monastery old buildings demolished new ones built place peter paul constructed rule monastery considered second cave monastery ukraine reconstruction monastery regional center serving host military monastery monastery received status monastery orthodox church autonomy patriarch constantinople universal act issued transferred neighboring settlements control effect universal monastery destruction monastery polish army monastery replaced main military monastery military monastery retired elderly come monastery retire live end lives time monastery expenses paid help area burned fire started wooden help monk lived monastery later patriarch moscow complex reconstructed years later help community constructed near monastery hospital voted ministers main cathedral monastery monasteries located near placed monastery authority end 17th century considered period prosperity monastery largest monastery ukraine request status monastery revoked later reinstated large fire destroyed large portion monastery buildings monastery military status funds peter paul church reconstructed ukrainian architect designed buildings including monk residence decline soviet demolition period decline began abolition russia russian imperial government closed monastery confiscated valuable treasures remaining soon left moved region founded exists day able leave monastery manuscripts kept russia came visit wished monastery got monastery mysteriously burned night arrival german engineer found area suitable clay making years later founded ukraine site unused monastery factory largest industrial complex existence factory produced variety ornamental factory closed failed bring profit monastery rebuilt transformed women monastery reconstruction monastery transferred authority saints monastery russian revolution ukrainian soviet capital moved city need suburban residence government officials chosen site new government residence decision april ordered demolition complex scheduled demolition architecture buildings monastic complex photographed demolition underground library discovered manuscripts discovered books belonged lost library later period times thing remains monastic complex water soviet times area served residence worked ukrainian soviet government time period location concealed public ownership controversy residence amid ownership controversy ukrainian prime minister new ukrainian government led prime minister transfer official residence district ukraine firm july pulled territory government ownership private residence july president signed secret presidential decree according local business newspaper referred information document states government territory recreational complex presented use head later document appeared website head state open source information single official confirmation given newspaper explained recreational complex includes recreational resort residency residency located village occupied years newspaper notes time july website president appeared document order obliged prime minister execute decision secure financing early elections newspaper speculated trade exchange power state late february confirmed possesses residency awarded presidential decree according data territory residency occupies hectares acres enclosed perimeter meter tall iron fence inside secured claimed uses houses area square metres secured hectares acres land stated help able conduct substantial renovations property confirms area bought private entity pay monthly rent interview bbc acknowledged lives cottage developments july issued government order according received state residency territory soon concluded company mentioned government assigned residence exchanged properties park alley turn sold newly acquired property company conducting search director opinion involved scheme state residence state property february signed decree relieving state property security personnel duties state cottages area decree canceled previous presidential decree january security personnel assigned properties instead subsequently prime minister complex residing prime minister time property price estimated billion million election cabinet decree transferred property ukraine firm placed territory government control july cabinet decision returned residence ownership
Mezhyhirya Monastery