Ascension Convent | |
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Ukrainian: Флорівський монастир | |
General information | |
Location | Kyiv, Ukraine |
Country | 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) |
The Ascension Convent (Ukrainian: Флорівський монастир, Russian: Флоровский монастырь) in the Kyivan neighbourhood of Podil, also known as the Florivsky, originated in the 16th century as the wooden church of Sts. Florus and Laurus. Its buildings occupy the slopes of the Zamkova Hora. Address: vulytsia Frolivska, 8.