Ascension Convent (Kyiv)
| Ascension Convent | |
|---|---|
Ukrainian: Флорівський Вознесенський монастир | |
The katholikon and bell tower | |
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Interactive map of the Ascension Convent area | |
| General information | |
| Location | Kyiv, Ukraine, Ukraine |
| Coordinates | 50°27′45″N 30°30′53″E / 50.46240°N 30.51471°E |
| Construction started | 1732 |
| Owner | Ukrainian Orthodox Church (Moscow Patriarchate) |
| Official name | Флорівський монастир (St. Florus Monastery) |
| Type | Architecture |
| Reference no. | 260143 |
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The Ascension Convent, also known as Saint Florus (Ukrainian: Флорівський монастир, Florivskyi monastyr) in a monastery located at 8 Frolivska street in the historic Podil district of Kyiv, Ukraine. It originated in the 16th century as the wooden church of Sts. Florus and Laurus. Its buildings occupy the slopes of the Zamkova Hora.