Irish Prime Minister Given a Tour of the Kyiv Pechersk Lavra
Ostapenko showed the Irish Prime Minister an exhibition on the history of the Dormition Cathedral.
Irish Prime Minister Micheál Martin visited the Kyiv Pechersk Lavra as part of an official visit to Kyiv. The head of the foreign government inspected the damaged Dormition Cathedral and was briefed on the progress of efforts to preserve the shrine.
The guest was welcomed at the monastery by Deputy Prime Minister for Humanitarian Policy Tetiana Berezhna, Deputy Minister of Culture of Ukraine Tetiana Filevska, and Director General of the Reserve Maksym Ostapenko.
Micheál Martin examined in detail the condition of the Lavra's main church, which lost more than 80% of its roof. Representatives of the reserve showed the Prime Minister a tablet exhibition on the history of the cathedral and described the extent of the destruction of the architectural monument. At the conclusion of the meeting, Maksym Ostapenko presented the Irish politician with an illustrated publication entitled "The Great History of the Great Church."
As the Union of Orthodox Journalists reported, Ostapenko led a Vatican delegation to the Far Caves of the Kyiv Pechersk Lavra.
