April 05, 2005

The catacombs

Here is some information on the catacombs in Kiev (no actual crawling involved, just low ceilings with very small passageways):

Kiyevo-Pecherska Lavra, cave monastery founded in 1051 by monks Anthony and Theodosius, in the catacombs where one can see the "holy relics" of the most spiritually advanced monks. It comprises a whole series of churches, cathedrals and monuments.

Among them are: the Trinity Church, built over the entrance gate, which dates from 1108; the walls of the Upper Monastery, built between 1698 and 1701; All Saints' Church (17th century), built over another gateway; the unimaginably high monastery belfry, built in 1731-45. Outside the complex of buildings stands the ancient church, built early in the 12th century by Prince Volodymyr [Vladimir] Monomakh as a burial place for the princes of Kyiv.

Posted by Laura at April 5, 2005 12:18 PM
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Awesome!! Did one of the genealogists send that to you? This is going to be soooo cool.
I will bring some toys for Tara too in my bag. You can't just have ONE puppet! What good is ONE puppet? C'mon.

Posted by: sally at April 5, 2005 01:24 PM

Hey guys, what other toys should we bring? Some of you like Heidi who remember having kids this little?

Posted by: sally at April 5, 2005 01:28 PM

HI LAURA; WHAT AN INTERESTING STORY ABOUT THE CATACOMB. I KNOW SALLY WILL ENJOY THE CAVE AND OTHER THINGS THAT jOHN MENTIONED.
THAT BUTTERFLIES COVER REALLY IS NICE. SO BRIGHT AND PERFECT FOR TARA. SHE HAS TO LEARN TO SAY *GRANDMA JEANNE*
WE ARE ALL WAITING FOR HER.
lOVE MOM

Posted by: JEANNE at April 5, 2005 05:50 PM

Bet she sleeps on the way home, those European flites being at night. Sally will have to play with the toys all by herself. Come to think of it, Sally was the first one to conk out on our flites to Paris and Hawaii!

Posted by: Ellen at April 6, 2005 08:35 AM

Toys? How about BOOKS. Tara is pre-med remember, let's make sure we don't overload her. If you leave a lot of the toys at the orphange, you will have more room in your bags for the return flight. You can bring back even more souvenirs. Just a thought.

Posted by: karen wiz at April 6, 2005 03:30 PM

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