The history of Saint Anthony caves in

Chernihiv Chernihiv ( uk, Черні́гів, , russian: Черни́гов, ; pl, Czernihów, ; la, Czernihovia), is a city and municipality in northern Ukraine, which serves as the administrative center of Chernihiv Oblast and Chernihiv Raion within ...

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started in the second half of the nineteenth century when Anthony of Kyiv came to

Boldina Gora Boldyni Hory or Boldyni Hills historical area in the regional center of Chernihiv (Novozavodskyi district) on the right bank of the Desna River, Desna, as well as a monument of landscape art (since 1972). Boldyni Hory are located two kilometers f ...

. The place had unique power, so he dug out a cave for solitude and prayers.

and

Kyiv Kyiv, also spelled Kiev, is the capital and most populous city of Ukraine. It is in north-central Ukraine along the Dnieper River. As of 1 January 2021, its population was 2,962,180, making Kyiv the seventh-most populous city in Europe. Kyi ...

were the largest centers of the

Kievan Rus Kievan Rusʹ, also known as Kyivan Rusʹ ( orv, , Rusĭ, or , , ; Old Norse: ''Garðaríki''), was a state in Eastern Europe, Eastern and Northern Europe from the late 9th to the mid-13th century.John Channon & Robert Hudson, ''Penguin Hist ...

, and they faced constant confrontation. To keep up with Kyiv's pace, the first church of the contemporary Trinity Monastery complex appeared a century later. The total length of the Chernihiv underground premises is about 350 meters (1148 feet).

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