Tag: Baroque

Holy Assumption Sviatohirsk Lavra is the third most significant in Ukraine, after Kyiv-Pechersk and Pochayiv. Seventeen monks who lived here at different times have been canonized. The exact date when the abbey was founded is not known. According to ...

Ukrainian Baroque is distinct from the Western European Baroque. The word baroque comes from the Portuguese “perrola barroca” (“a flawed pearl”) and means a fantastical, eccentric interpretation of the classical tradition, using unusual eleme ...