Territory of Church of Presentation of the Lord in Kyiv Seized Again

The historic foundation of the Church of the Presentation of the Lord at the corner of the Stritenska Street in Kyiv is being buried by unknown services. According to a report by ridna.ua, the parishioners of the church reported this to the Head of the Kyiv City Council’s Committee on Culture and Tourism Oleksandr Bryhinets.

“It is not the first attempt to seize the territory of the reconstruction of the Church of Presentation of the Lord, which is a monument of the Kyivan Rus. A few months ago, unknown persons broke the fence and tried to fill up the foundation pit which was ready for construction. Later, at night, unknown persons broke and removed half of the fence around the territory of the reconstruction of the church. Upon our request, the fence was renewed, even though it was not done properly. However, no proceedings were instituted against the destroyers of the municipal property. But attempts to seize the territory continue,” stated Bryhinets.

The deputy noted that while the communal services are looking for explanations why the restoration work is not being executed, various services make regular attempts to seize the territory of the monument using various excuses.

“Even though the reasons and executers are different each time, one can see someone’s main goal, namely, to prevent the renewal of the church,” stressed Bryhinets.

Bryhinets again approached the Head of the Kyiv City State Administration O. Popov with the request to make necessary steps to preserve the historic territory of the church in view of the systematic character of the attempts to seize it.

The Church of the Presentation of the Lord is the only church of the Kyivan Rus age which can be rebuilt in Kyiv and for the renewal of which the Kyiv Council decided to allocate costs. The church was built by Prince Yaroslav the Wise and was destroyed by the Communists in 1934.