Ascension Convent (Kyiv)

Ascension Convent
Ukrainian: Флорівський Вознесенський монастир
The katholikon and bell tower
Ascension Convent
Location within Ukraine Kyiv
Ascension Convent
Ascension Convent (Kyiv Oblast)
Ascension Convent
Ascension Convent (Ukraine)
Interactive map of the Ascension Convent area
General information
LocationKyiv, Ukraine,  Ukraine
Coordinates50°27′45″N 30°30′53″E / 50.46240°N 30.51471°E / 50.46240; 30.51471
Construction started1732
OwnerUkrainian Orthodox Church (Moscow Patriarchate)
Official nameФлорівський монастир (St. Florus Monastery)
TypeArchitecture
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.