“Greece’s Ministry of Culture would provide funding for the restoration of the Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra
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“But now, thanks to the joint efforts of the Ukrainian state – the president, the government, the Verkhovna Rada – and the Ukrainian Church, the Lavra is breaking free from the shackles of the ‘Russian world’ and returning to its roots
“through the efforts of Zelensky and the OCU, the Lavra is breaking free from the shackles of the Russian World and returning to its roots
“The Lavra is a place of strength. It is a thousand-year-old center for the development of Ukrainian culture, art, diplomacy, science, and political thought. That is why every Kyiv resident and every Ukrainian feels their roots here
“the restoration of the Katholikon was carried out with the sponsorship of the Honorable Archon Mr. Athanasios Martinos, towards the Ephorate of Antiquities of Messenia, which had the supervision and responsibility for the completion of the project
“The Lavra should be... put in order, everything that has been in decline for many, many years should be restored.
“the Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra remains an Orthodox shrine beyond politics and the “Russian World.”
“The Ukrainian government has literally terminated the right of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church (UOC) to use the Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra, as it has done for almost a thousand years.
“Zelensky, speaking at the Lavra, announced a law on Ukrainian shrines.
