Berestove

Berestove () is a historical location in

Kyiv Kyiv, also Kiev, is the capital and most populous List of cities in Ukraine, city of Ukraine. Located in the north-central part of the country, it straddles both sides of the Dnieper, Dnieper River. As of 1 January 2022, its population was 2, ...

, Ukraine. It is in the

Pechersk Raion Pecherskyi District () is an urban district of Kyiv, the capital of Ukraine. It lies within the eponymous historical neighborhood, while also including some other historical areas. The Pechersk (, ) neighborhood is located on the hills adjoinin ...

of the city in the historic Hungarian tract. The location is situated between

Lypky Lypky () is an historic neighborhood of the Ukrainian capital Kyiv located in the administrative Pecherskyi District. The name is derived from a lime tree (Lypa). Lypky is the ''de facto'' government quarter of Ukraine hosting the buildings of th ...

, Klov,

Zvirynets Zvirynets (, ) is a neighborhood of the city Kyiv, the capital of Ukraine. It is a part of the administrative Pecherskyi District. History In 10th century, a cave monastery was founded in Zvirynets. It was ruined by the Cumans The Cumans or K ...

and the right banks of

Dnieper The Dnieper or Dnepr ( ), also called Dnipro ( ), is one of the major transboundary rivers of Europe, rising in the Valdai Hills near Smolensk, Russia, before flowing through Belarus and Ukraine to the Black Sea. Approximately long, with ...

. In the past it was a princely village of Berestiv to the east from the early city of Kyiv. Today the place is part of the Park of Eternal Glory and upper parts of the Caves monastery of Kyiv (Kyiv Pechersk Lavra). The name is derived from a local name for the

field elm ''Ulmus minor'' Mill., the field elm, is by far the most polymorphic of the European species, although its taxonomy remains a matter of contention. Its natural range is predominantly south European, extending to Asia Minor and Iran; its northern ...

(''Berest''). In the village was located a suburban palace of

Volodymyr the Great Vladimir I Sviatoslavich or Volodymyr I Sviatoslavych (; Christian name: ''Basil''; 15 July 1015), given the epithet "the Great", was Prince of Novgorod from 970 and Grand Prince of Kiev from 978 until his death in 1015. The Eastern Orthodo ...

where the

Grand Prince Grand prince or great prince (feminine: grand princess or great princess) (; ; ; ; ) is a hereditary title, used either by certain monarchs or by members of certain monarchs' families. Grand duke is the usual and established, though not litera ...

died. The palace is mentioned in chronicles of the 10–12th centuries, particularly by

Nestor the Chronicler Nestor the Chronicler or Nestor the Hagiographer (; 1056 – 1114) was a monk from the Kievan Rus who is known to have written two saints' lives: the ''Life of the Venerable Theodosius of the Kiev Caves'' and the ''Account about the Life an ...

. The palace was made of stone and had two stories. It was surrounded by courtyards princely servants. Many times mentioned in the chronicles "porches"-galleries joined separate buildings into a mansion complex, representing a characteristic part of the princely dwelling. In the following years Berestiv was inhabited by the Grand Princes

Yaroslav the Wise Yaroslav I Vladimirovich ( 978 – 20 February 1054), better known as Yaroslav the Wise, was Grand Prince of Kiev from 1019 until his death in 1054. He was also earlier Prince of Novgorod from 1010 to 1034 and Prince of Rostov from 987 to 1010, ...

Sviatoslav II of Kiev Sviatoslav II Iaroslavich or Sviatoslav II Yaroslavich (; 1027 – 27 December 1076) was Grand Prince of Kiev from 1073 until his death in 1076. He was a younger son of Yaroslav the Wise, the grand prince of Kiev. He is the progenitor of the '' ...

Vsevolod I of Kiev Vsevolod I Yaroslavich (; – 13 April 1093) was Grand Prince of Kiev from 1078 until his death in 1093. Early life He was the fifth and favourite son of Yaroslav I the Wise by Ingigerd Olafsdottir. He was born around 1030. On his seal f ...

and

Vladimir Monomakh Vladimir II Monomakh (; Christian name: ''Vasily''; 26 May 1053 – 19 May 1125) was Grand Prince of Kiev from 1113 to 1125. He is considered a saint in the Eastern Orthodox Church and is celebrated on May 6. Family background His father wa ...

. Here were adopted state acts and admitted foreign ambassadors. In 1091 the palace was burnt down by

Cumans The Cumans or Kumans were a Turkic people, Turkic nomadic people from Central Asia comprising the western branch of the Cumania, Cuman–Kipchak confederation who spoke the Cuman language. They are referred to as Polovtsians (''Polovtsy'') in Ru ...

, but it was rebuilt in 1113. Alas it was not preserved. The

Church of the Saviour at Berestove The Church of the Saviour at Berestove () is a church located immediately north of Kyiv Pechersk Lavra in an area known as Berestove. Although it is situated outside the Lavra fortifications, the Saviour Church is part of the Lavra complex and ...

is first mentioned as part of

Saint Saviour monastery In Christian belief, a saint is a person who is recognized as having an exceptional degree of holiness, likeness, or closeness to God. However, the use of the term ''saint'' depends on the context and denomination. In Anglican, Oriental Ortho ...

that was built around the

Church of Saint Apostles Church may refer to: Religion * Church (building), a place/building for Christian religious activities and praying * Church (congregation), a local congregation of a Christian denomination * Church service, a formalized period of Christian comm ...

(previous name for Church of the Saviour). There were buried Yuri the Long-arm (1157), a daughter of

, Euphimia (1138) and

Gleb of Kiev Gleb Yurievich (died 1171) was Prince of Kursk (1147), Kanev (1149), Pereyaslavl (1155–1169), and Grand Prince of Kiev (1169-1170; 1170–1171). He was a son of Yuri Dolgorukiy. In popular culture He appears in Louis L'Amour Louis Dearb ...

(1171). Another notable landmark of the place is the Church of Saint Nicholas at the

Askold's Grave Askold's Grave () is a historical park on the steep right bank of the Dnipro River in Kyiv between Mariinskyi Park and the Kyiv Pechersk Lavra complex. The park was created by the Soviets in the mid-1930s in place of an old graveyard around t ...

. It is believed that around here were killed one of the legendary princes of Kyiv

Askold and Dir Askold and Dir (''Haskuldr'' or ''Hǫskuldr'' and ''Dyr'' or ''Djur'' in Old Norse; died in 882), mentioned in both the ''Primary Chronicle'', the ''Novgorod First Chronicle'', and the ''Nikon Chronicle'', were the earliest known rulers of Kiev. ...

. Pechersk, Kyiv Former populated places in Ukraine Neighborhoods in Kyiv {{KyivCity-geo-stub