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	Travel to Ukraine. Ukrainian Churches. St. Sophia Cathedral in Kyiv
		The cathedral retained its pivotal role in the subsequent years: looted and dev-astated after the raids of the steppe nomads in 1240, it was still the central church in Kyiv: in the seventeenth century new structures of wood were erected in the cathedral courtyard.
		The cathedral was crowned with thir-teen semispherical domes coated with sheet-lead.
		A great role in the interior decor of the cathedral was played by the floors: the central part was of mosaic, while the floors in the aisles, on the lofts and in the burial chamber were of ceramic tiles with a colored slip-glaze finish.
	travel.kyiv.org /old/churches/uach2_e.htm (3154 words)

	List of cathedrals (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		This is a list of cathedrals around the world, including both actual cathedrals (seats of bishops in episcopal denominations, such as Catholicism, Anglicanism, and Orthodoxy) and a few prominent churches from non-episcopal denominations that have the word "cathedral" in their names.
		Cathedral of Saint Stephan, in Vienna (Roman Catholic)
		Cathedral of the Divine Saviour, in Ostrava (Roman Catholic)
	www.factsite.co.uk /en/wikipedia/l/li/list_of_cathedrals.html (335 words)

	Kyiv
		Kyiv or Kiev, city, north central Ukraine, capital of Ukraine, and of Kyiv Oblast, on the Dnieper River.
		Kyiv was one of the foremost religious centers of medieval Europe, and several noteworthy church buildings survive.
		The most famous of these is the Cathedral of Saint Sophia (also known as the Hagia Sophia of Kyiv; founded early 11th century, largely rebuilt 17th-18th century); the oldest cathedral in Ukraine, it is noted for its frescoes and mosaics.
	ukraine.uazone.net /kyiv.htm (621 words)

	Untitled Document (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Ukraine -- Kyiivs'ka oblast' -- Kyiivs'kyi raion -- Kyiv.
		Saint Sophia Cathedral Ukraine -- Kyiivs'ka oblast' -- Kyiivs'kyi raion -- Kyiv.
		The one in Kyiv was particularly controversial because it was built near the Lavra, the sacred and much revered Cave Monastery, and also because it was built on what was considered the "bald" or witches' mountain of the area.
	www.arts.ualberta.ca /uvp/pictures/Kyivs'ka.htm (14644 words)

	Saint Sophia Cathedral in Kiev - Encyclopedia Glossary Meaning Explanation Saint Sophia Cathedral in Kiev (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Saint Sophia Cathedral in Kiev (Sobor Sviatoyi Sofiyi, Собор Святої Софії in Ukrainian) is an outstanding architectural monument of Kievan Rus' and the principal cathedral of Kievan metropolitan.
		The cathedral achieved its present Ukrainian baroque aspect after its reconstruction in the late 17th century, completed by 1707.
		In 1934 the structure was confiscated by the Soviets and designated an architectural and historical museum/reserve, including the surrounding architectural ensemble of the 17th–18th century.
	www.encyclopedia-glossary.com /en/Saint-Sophia-Cathedral-in-Kiev.html (262 words)

	Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Ukraine - Publications
		When he proclaimed Kyiv to be the political center of Rus, Prince Oleg (as well as his successors) were greatly concerned about the problem of consolidation of the nearest tribal principalities around Kyiv - the force of central state institutions being applied it its territory.
		Kyiv princes of the 9-10th centuries cared mainly about strengthening the economic and political power of the state.
		It was under his reign that Kyiv's authority as the capital was once again increased, and the authority of the Kyiv Prince expanded to the major principalities, and other princes.
	www.mfa.gov.ua /mfa/en/publication/content/342.htm (1022 words)

	Ukraine Country Guide - Resorts & Excursions - World Travel Guide Provided By Columbus Travel Publishing (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		KYIV: The capital of Ukraine is the third-largest city in the CIS.
		It is also the cradle of Russian civilisation, the origin of the Kyiv Rus State founded in the eighth and ninth centuries and the city from which the Orthodox faith spread throughout Eastern Europe.
		Other attractions include the Cathedral of St Vladimir (the headquarters of the rival pro-Ukrainian church), the Opera House, the Museum of Ukrainian Art (with its collection of the work of regional artists from the 16th century to the present) and the Historical Museum of Ukraine.
	www.worldtravelguide.net /data/ukr/ukr130.asp (960 words)

	The authentic Ukrainian architecture started to form in the 9th to 10th centuries
		Concurrently with embracing Christianity the first constructions of Byzantine style appeared in Kievan Rus, which glaring example is the Saint Sophia Cathedral of the 11th century in Kyiv that succeeded to last out until the present, however having undergone substantial baroque remodeling.
		The place of the principal cathedral of the monastery was usually either in the center of the monastery court or within the system of defensive walls.
		Kyiv decorated with inimitable houses built in Modern Art and Architecture style (the House with Chimeras), neo-classicism (the Museum of Antiquities and Arts, presently the National Art Museum), neo-Gothic Art and Architecture style (Mykolaiv Roman-Catholic Church, presently the House of Organ Music), Moorish style (Karaite Temple, now Actors’ House) is especially grateful to him.
	myukraine.info /en/culture/art/Architecture (988 words)

	Kiev sights.
		The interior of the cathedral is also embellished with fresco ornamentation, mosaic floors, marble decorations, etc. The cathedral contained the tomb of the great Kyivan princes: Yaroslav the Wise, Vsevolod, Rostyslav, and Volodymyr Monomakh were buried here (only the sarcophagus of Yaroslav the Wise has been preserved).
		The Monastery of St. Michael was located to the Northeast of the Cathedral of St. Sophia, near the edge of a bluff overlooking the Lowertown.
		The remaining mosaics and frescoes were installed on the second floor of the St. Sophia Cathedral (which is not open to the general public).
	www.kievlodging.com /sights.html (2576 words)

	Archives
		archives of Kyiv and Kharkiv, and a part of them was shipped to Russia (where they survived as late as the 1920s) or found their way into private collections such as that of
		After the Directory’s was forced to leave Kyiv early in February 1919 by the advance of Bolshevik troops toward the capital, it established an archival commission (headed by
		Museum of the October Revolution from Kharkiv to Kyiv in 1970, and the release of
	www.encyclopediaofukraine.com /pages/A/R/Archives.htm (1475 words)

	Kiev - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		, Kiev; also spelled Kyiv (see also Cities' alternative names), is the capital and the largest city of Ukraine, located in the north central part of the country on the Dnieper river.
		On the basis of point 7 of the Provision on the Ukrainian Commission for Legal Terminology, determine as mandatory the standardized Roman-letter spelling of Kyiv for use in legislative and official acts.
		The new spelling Kyiv is increasingly being used by the United Nations and most English-speaking diplomatic missions, and by some English-language publications.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Kyiv (2112 words)

	MSN Encarta - Search Results - Cathedral of Saint Vitus (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Cathedral of Saint Vitus, Prague, Czech Republic, cathedral dedicated to the 4th-century Christian martyr Saint Vitus, and a central landmark of...
		Vitus, Saint (?-303?), Christian martyr, born perhaps in Sicily or Lucania in southern Italy.
		The outstanding church of Frankfurt is the Cathedral of Saint Bartholomew.
	encarta.msn.com /Cathedral_of_Saint_Vitus.html (137 words)

	Resources on the Saint-Sophia Cathedral from academic institutions (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Russian Orthodoxy: The elaborateness of the Cathedral of Saint Sophia could not be duplicated everywhere in Rus', and the typical model for future churches in Russia's middle...
		Venetos was the dean of Saint Sophia Cathedral from 1975 to 1987.
		Russia, 2001: Sophiaâs Cathedral is the oldest in Russia).
	mongabay.org /conservation/Saint-Sophia_Cathedral.htm (977 words)

	A good place to start a tour of Kyiv is...
		The Cathedral was built in 1037 by Prince Yaroslav the Wise (he is buried inside) to commemorate the victory over the Pechenegs (Asian nomadic tribes) and to glorify Christianity.
		Sophia's made a huge impression on the ordinary citizens of Kyiv in that era, with its rich frescoes and mosaics, many of which are still intact almost a millennium later.
		Michael was considered to be Kyiv's patron saint and is depicted on the coat of arms of the city.
	uucyc.net /ua/ukraine/tour/upcity.html (1295 words)

	<< УКРАЇНА - ALBERTA \ Culture of Ukraine \ architecture >> (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		The best example is the Saint Sophia's Cathedral in Kyiv (XI cent.), which has survived till the present days.
		At that time cathedrals were the place, where ambassadors accepted, books were stored and rewritten, chronicles were kept.
		The main cathedral of the monastery was situated in the center of the yard or built in the system of defensive walls.
	www.ukraine-alberta.com.ua /e_architecture_ukr.html (722 words)

	Cathedral
		Sophia was built, according to legend, on the spot where Yaroslaw the Wise won a decisive victory over the nomadic Pechenegs.
		Saint Andrew's Church is located on the top of the hill over the district of Podol.
		At the turn of the 20th century the restored cathedral was consacrated.
	www.dma.unifi.it /~frosali/kiev/sophia.htm (123 words)

	My Ukraine - Ukrainian Dramatic Art
		Evidence of the later is the frescoes of the same period at the Saint Sophia Cathedral in Kyiv.
		Disciples of the schools of the Kyiv Bratsk (friary community) with the Kyiv Mohyla Academy and Lavra enacted the primary examples of theatrical performance publicly during the 16th to 17th centuries.
		Nowadays, the international theatrical festival Mystetske Berezilia (Artistic Berezil) devoted to memory of the les Kurbas is held in Kyiv.
	myukraine.info /en/culture/art/dramatic (679 words)

	Saint Sophie Ukrainian Orthodox Cathedral - Montréal (Québec)
		Consequently, when a new church is built, the parish chooses a day on which to celebrate the ‘birthday’ of its church, and then seeks the blessing of the Bishop, thereby exemplifying the Orthodox tradition of parishioners working in harmony with the hierarchy of the Church.
		And so it is that every September, the cathedral parish of St Sophie celebrates its Patronal Feast Day on a Sunday as close as possible to September 21, which marks the Nativity of the Virgin Mary.
		Given that the temple is the manifestation of the parish, participation in the feast day rituals and activities is the way to reaffirm our individual dedication to the parish and to each other as members of a community who share faith, a heritage and a hope for the future.
	www.unicorne.org /orthodoxy/Ste-Sophie/services/patronal.htm (481 words)

	St. Sophia Cathedral, Kyiv, Ukraine - Travel Photos by Galen R Frysinger, Sheboygan, Wisconsin
		Sophia Cathedral, Kyiv, Ukraine - Travel Photos by Galen R Frysinger, Sheboygan, Wisconsin
		Designed to rival Hagia Sophia in Constantinople, Kiev's Saint-Sophia Cathedral symbolizes the 'new Constantinople', capital of the Christian principality of Kiev, which was created in the 11th century in a region evangelized after the baptism of St Vladimir in 988.
		Bell tower of Saint Sophia cathedral in Kyiv
	www.galenfrysinger.com /st_sophia_cathedral_kyiv.htm (75 words)

	Byzantine architecture (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Vaults appear to have been early applied to the basilican type of plan; for instance, at St Irene, Constantinople (6th century), the long body of the church is covered by two domes.
		Finally, at Hagia Sophia (6th century) a combination was made which is perhaps the most remarkable piece of planning ever contrived.
		A central space of 100 ft (30 m) square is increased to 200 ft (61 m) in length by adding two hemicycles to it to the east and the west; these are again extended by pushing out three minor apses eastward, and two others, one on either side of a straight extension, to the west.
	www.worldhistory.com /wiki/B/Byzantine-architecture.htm (1213 words)

	St Sophia Cathedral and property rites
		St Sophia Cathedral is also the Royal resting place of St Yaroslav the Wise, recently and formally glorified a saint, although his local cult in Kyiv is ancient, along with that of his wife, St Irene and their eldest son, St Volodymyr Yaroslavich, both Sovereigns of Novhorod in the north.
		St Sophia is an Orthodox Shrine and it should be given back to the Ukrainian Orthodox Church that is NOT in union with Rome and NOT in union with Moscow, current canonicity issues notwithstanding.
		To leave St Sophia in the control of the government of Ukraine would mean to continue to let it exist as the Moscow Patriarch's Ukrainian chapel at best and a secular museum for tourists at worst.
	www.unicorne.org /orthodoxy/avrilmai/saintsophia.htm (1349 words)

	Hagia Sophia (disambiguation) - Encyclopedia Glossary Meaning Explanation Hagia Sophia (disambiguation) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		* The Church of the Holy Wisdom, variously known as Hagia Sophia (Άγια Σοφία) in Greek, Sancta Sophia in Latin or Ayasofya in Turkish, a former Christian church, now a museum, in Istanbul, formerly Constantinople.
		Recently many books and ancient scripts along with paintings from the 9th century were found in a storeroom of the church.
		* The 13-domed Saint Sophia Cathedral in Kyiv.
	www.encyclopedia-glossary.com /en/Hagia-Sophia-disambiguation.html (385 words)

	Charitable Fund
		One of the main area of activity of the Charitable Fund "Saint Sophia"” to promote an exchange of the experience between the leading specialists and organizations of different countries in the field of protection of historical sites and conservation cultural heritage.
		The main element of the Cathedral decoration is the monumental painting - its mosaic and frescos, which nonseparably bound with the architecture.
		The St. Sophia Cathedral, which shortly its erection accepted Christianity as state religion, that is itself significant as event, and becoming as the sample for the late temples of Rus, it is the most ancient temple today that were preserved from old times up to our times.
	www.ecoexpo.ukrbiz.net /SaintSophia/sophiaE.htm (729 words)

	Kiev (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Kyiv is the capital of Ukraine and the historical capital of ancient Russia first mentioned in a 9th-century manuscript.
		Among the places to see are the 11th-century Cathedral of Saint Sophia and the Mikhailovskiy Cathedral; the Kyivo-Pechorskaya Lavra (a monastery of the highest rank); the Orthodox monks' caves; the Mariinskiy Palace; the 18th-century Andreevskaya Church, built by the architect V. Rastrelli; and the monument to Grand Duke Vladimir, who baptized Russia.
		The university, various institutes and the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine are located in Kyiv.
	www.romtour.com /kiev.htm (138 words)

	Ukraine Country Guide - Overview - World Travel Guide Provided By Columbus Travel Publishing (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		It is a varied country with mountains in the west, plains in the centre and breathtaking Black Sea views in the south.
		It is also the cradle of Russian civilisation, the origin of the Kyiv Rus State founded in the eighth and ninth centuries.
		Opera is performed in the ornate theatres of Kyiv, Lvov and Odessa.
	www.worldtravelguide.net /data/ukr/ukr.asp (182 words)

	Metropolitan Petro Mohyla canonized by Ukrainian Orthodox Church (03/09/97)
		Sophia Cathedral, the Church of the Tithes (marking the first archeological excavation in Ukraine), churches at the Pecherska Lavra and others.
		He was buried in the Dormition Cathedral (which was destroyed in 1941) at the Kyivan Cave Monastery.
		The Sobor of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church - Kyiv Patriarchate also decided to prepare an icon of the new saint, to publish his life story, compose a divine liturgy in his name, and build a church in his honor in Kyiv.
	www.ukrweekly.com /Archive/1997/109723.shtml (787 words)

	History of Kiev.
		The largest city of Ukraine, it is a major industrial, transportation, and cultural center.
		In 1686 Kyiv was annexed by the Russian Empire.
		Following the dissolution of the USSR in 1991, Kyiv became the capital of independent Ukraine.
	www.kievlodging.com /kiev.html (620 words)

	Icon Gallery, Room 1
		From the Dormition Cathedral of the Kremlin, Moscow.
		His legendary life is shown from the 5th century when the iconography of his image as a holy warrior and a great martyr, was depicted in Byzantium, in the city of Thessalonica where in the 5th century a church was erected and consecrated in his honor.
		Thus, in Kyiv's St. Sophia Cathedral (1017), a chapel was consecrated in honor of St. George and its walls, vaults and the concha of the apse feature frescos representing scenes from his life.
	www.christusrex.org /www1/lviv/Gallery/Room1.html (1050 words)

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