Expansion of the Kyiv Caves Monastery (1070s)

Name: Expansion of the Kyiv Caves Monastery (1070s)
Start: 1073
End: 1080

Type Event Region Eastern Europe Time 1073–1080

In the 1070s the Kyiv Caves Monastery continued expanding under abbot Stefan after Theodosius' death, while monk Sylvester compiled an early version …

Timeline

1074Kyiv Caves Monastery · KyivTheodosius of Kiev, leader of Rus' monasticism, died in 1074 and was canonized; Stefan succeeded him as abbot, continuing the monastery's building expansion and reform of its rule.
1074–1080Kyiv Caves Monastery · KyivThe monastery expanded its stone churches, monks' cells and underground cave burial chambers; several monks and princes were interred in the caves, making it a holy site of pilgrimage and religious worship.
1073–1076Kyiv Caves Monastery · KyivMonk Sylvester compiled an early manuscript of the Primary Chronicle in the monastery's scriptorium, laying the foundation of Rus' historiography and making the monastery both a religious and scholarly center.

Sources

Повесть временных лет（《往年纪事》）
The Orthodox Church in the History of Russia — John Meyendorff (1996)