The National Reserve “Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra” terminates the lease agreement with the Svyato-Uspensky Monastery of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church (Moscow Patriarchate) from March 29, 2023.
“Between the national reserve “Kiev-Pechersk Lavra” and the Svyato-Uspenska Kiev-Pechersk Lavra (male monastery) of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church concluded an agreement №2 from July 19, 2013 on the free use of religious organization of religious buildings and other property, which is state property,” – said in a letter of the acting director of the reserve, which is published on the website of the monastery.
The letter says that the interdepartmental working group for the preparation of proposals and recommendations for the organization of certain tasks related to the activities of religious organizations in Ukraine, during its work, found a violation of the contract on the use of state property by the monastery.
In this regard, given the findings of the interdepartmental working group and the letter of the Ministry of Culture and Information Policy, the reserve warns about the termination of the contract with the March 29, 2023.
“In order to carry out the procedure for acceptance and transfer of state property to the monastery must take measures to release the buildings and structures (property), which are state property and are on the balance of the reserve, at the address: Kiev, Lavra Street, 11, Kiev, Lavra Street, 15 until 29.03.2023,” – the letter says.
