St Antony Caves

Saint Anthony's caves is a cave monastery in Chernihiv, Ukraine. It is home to Feodosiy Totemskyi Church, the largest underground church in Ukraine.
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  • Opening hours: 10:00 AM—5:00 PM
  • Type: Tourist attraction
  • Description: cave monastery in Chernihiv, Ukraine
  • Also known as: “Saint Anthony’s Caves”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Trinity Monastery and Chernihiv railway station.

Monastery
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The is a former Orthodox monastery in the city of in northeastern Ukraine. is situated 300 metres west of St Antony Caves.

Railway station
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is the main train station in , . The first station was built in 1893. During the World War II, like many buildings in Chernihiv, the building of the railway station was destroyed. is situated 1½ km northwest of St Antony Caves.

Monastery
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The Yeletskyi Dormition Monastery is a former Orthodox monastery in the city of , , located on the elevated right bank of the Desna River, between Dytynets Park and the . is situated 1¼ km northeast of St Antony Caves.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Chernihiv and Pavlivka.

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, located in the north of , is one of the most ancient and most interesting cities of known in the world primarily for its sacred Christian temples created over 1000-year history of the city and being invaluable treasure of Ukrainian people.

Village
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is a village, which is situated 4 km west of St Antony Caves.

Village
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is a village in , in Kyinka rural hromada of , . It is located at a distance of about 7 km from . is situated 4½ km southwest of St Antony Caves.

St Antony Caves

Latitude
51.4777° or 51° 28′ 40″ north
Longitude
31.2843° or 31° 17′ 4″ east
Open location code
9G3HF7HM+3P
Open­Street­Map ID
node 1802866501
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
Wiki­data ID
Q3207811
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Ukrainian—“St Antony Caves” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “كهوف القديس أنتوني”
  • French: “grottes de Saint-Antoine”
  • French: “Grottes de Saint-Antoine”
  • Italian: “Grotte di Sant’Antonio”
  • Polish: “Pieczary św. Antoniego Kijowskiego”
  • Russian: “Антониевы пещеры”
  • Ukrainian: “Антонієві печери в Чернігові”
  • Ukrainian: “Антонієві печери”

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