The Holy Mountains National Nature Park is located along the chalk cliffs and river terraces of the Donets River in Eastern Ukraine. The national park's boundaries are a patchwork of forested areas st
The Holy Mountains National Nature Park and the Sviatohirsk Lavra in the foreground
Ukrainian stamp honoring the Holy Mountains Park.
Sviatohirsk Lavra
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The Holy Mountains Lavra of the Holy Dormition is a major Orthodox Christian monastery on the steep right bank of the Siverskyi Donets River. The name comes from the surrounding Holy Mountains; the Ho
Holy Mountains National Nature Park
…along the banks of the Donets. The Holy Mountains of Ukraine contain many archaeological, natural, historical, and recreational sites, including the Sviatohirsk Lavra monastery. The park is located in the administrative districts of Sloviansk (11,957 ha), Lyman (27,665 ha) and Bakhmut; all are in the north of Donetsk…
St. George's Skete of the Lavra after shelling, May 2022
The Sviato-Pokrovska Church of the Lavra
The Sviato-Pokrovska Church from the right side