The Refectory Church (; ) is a building composed of a

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and an adjoining church of Saint Anthony and

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of the medieval

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, the capital of

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. In the refectory, the Lavra monks had their meals. The building was constructed in 1893–1895 at a time when more than a thousand monks were living within the monastery. The new refectory replaced a previous that existed since 17th century. The building of the church is built in Russo-Byzantine style. The sturdy dome of the church incorporates some aspects of ancient

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. The interior decoration of the building was designed by Aleksey Shchusev. The marble

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s are in the Neo-Russian style. The paintings in both the refectory and the church, painted in the beginning of the 20th century by

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, G. Popov, among many others, contain a

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influence. In the rear of the refectory is viewing area, providing visitors with a panorama of the

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and Far Caverns, the

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, and the left-bank of the city. In 1911 following the assassination of

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, the Russian politician's funeral service was held in the Refectory church and his grave is located in the Lavra. In the

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, the continued use of the church by the

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has been questioned, as the lease expired on 31 December 2022.

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