Dormition Cathedral, Kyiv Pechersk Lavra
| Dormition Cathedral | |
|---|---|
| Cathedral of the Dormition of Theotokos | |
Успенський собор | |
Dormition Cathedral | |
| Location | Kyiv, Ukraine |
| Denomination | Ukrainian Church |
| History | |
| Dedication | Dormition of the Mother of God |
| Architecture | |
| Architect | Theodosius of Kiev (originally) |
| Style | Byzantine (originally) Ukrainian Baroque (since 1729) |
| Groundbreaking | 1073 |
| Completed | 1078 |
| Official name | Успенський собор з автентичними залишками ХІ-ХVII ст. (Dormition Cathedral with authentic remains from 11th–17th centuries) |
| Type | Architecture |
| Reference no. | 260088/1 |
The Dormition Cathedral (Ukrainian: Собор Успіння Пресвятої Богородиці, romanized: Sobor Uspinnia Presviatoi Bohorodytsi) of the Kyiv Pechersk Lavra, also referred to as the Great Church, is the main cathedral of the monastery complex. In the time of the Kyivan Rus (Ruthenia), the cathedral also served as a necropolis for the Kyivan princes.
The Dormition Cathedral is an important landmark of the Kyiv Pechersk Lavra National Reserve.