Reserve discusses transfer of Lower Lavra buildings to AFU with Taira
Acting Director of the Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra Reserve Maxym Ostapenko. Photo: svidomi.in.ua
Maxym Ostapenko, acting director of the Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra Reserve, held talks with paramedic Yulia Payevskaya (Taira) on the creation of a rehabilitation center for soldiers of the Armed Forces of Ukraine on the territory of the Lower Lavra. Ostapenko told this to a Channel 5 journalist.
According to him, members of the commission, who are checking the safety of the buildings of the Lower Lavra, are already on the lookout for separate premises to be transferred to Ukrainian servicemen.
Ostapenko also said that the creation of a rehabilitation center on the territory of the Lavra "will allow Ukrainian soldiers to feel what they fought for."
“Where to do this if not in the Lavra? There is a unique complex of historical monuments here, there are unique cultural heritage sites, to which fighters, who have been captured and tortured, can be attracted in various ways. Here you can talk with priests, exactly in the places where the shrines of the Ukrainian people are located. A person who has gone through the most terrible trials of the war can feel here what he fought for and that this is his legacy, the legacy of his grandchildren. Now we need to do such rehabilitation projects. Taira came with the chaplains precisely in order for us to form a certain history, a certain pool of ideas that the Reserve can provide, what chaplains can do, what priests in the caves can do, in order to unite and launch this program as soon as possible,” he said. .
As the UOJ reported, Oleksandr Tkachenko said that the Ministry of Culture plans to arrange folk crafts and a military rehabilitation center in the Lower Lavra.
Read also
Petition Warns Canada’s Hate Speech Law Could Criminalize Scripture
Thousands of Canadians have signed a petition urging the Liberal government to drop proposed hate-speech changes that critics warn could criminalize quoting the Bible and other religious texts.
JD Vance: Criticizing Israel Is Not Antisemitism
Vice President JD Vance said opposing Israeli policies is not the same as antisemitism, sparking debate over where criticism of Israel ends and hatred of Jews begins.
First Orthodox Prayer Book Published in Indonesian Language
The first Orthodox prayer book in Indonesian has been published and presented in Bekasi, providing local faithful and new converts with a vital resource for prayer and liturgical life.
OCA Joins Legal Challenge to Illinois Abortion Referral Law
Amicus brief argues mandate violates religious freedom and compels pro-life providers to contradict their faith.
EXCLUSIVE: Leaked Ukrainian Memo Says Religious Freedom is ‘Achilles Heel’
In an emergency strategy meeting held in response to the Society of St. John's Day of Action, D.C.-based Ukrainian lobbyists acknowledged the weight of the religious freedom issue as it pertains to the Ukrainian government’s public perception.
Historic $2.9 Million Bequest Strengthens Greek Orthodox Foundation
The Greek Orthodox Metropolis of Chicago Foundation has received a record $2.9 million bequest from the late Andy Efthim, a devoted layman whose faith-filled generosity will support the Church’s mission for generations.