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The small town of Pochaev, which is next to Kremenets, is the second most important center of Orthodoxy in Ukraine after the Kiev-Pechersk Lavra, the Ukrainian Mecca of pilgrims who worship the Mother of God. Located among low hills in the valley of the Ikva River. Pochaev arose after the 13th century. around the Orthodox monastery founded by Kiev monks on the top of Pochaev Mountain. In different periods, the Pochaev Lavra belonged to the Uniates and Greek Catholics, was under the patronage of the Russian tsars. Over time, a settlement appeared near the monastery, which began to develop thanks to regular fairs. Pochaev acquired the status of a town with all the ensuing rights (on the basis of Magdeburg) in 1787. Only in 1978 did Pochaev officially become a city. The most massive pilgri ...

Маленьке містечко Почаїв, що поруч з Кременцем, є другим за значенням після Києво-Печерської лаври центром православ'я в Україні, української Меккою паломників, які поклоняються Богородиці. Розташоване серед невисоких пагорбів в долині річки Ікви. Почаїв виник після XIII ст. навколо православного монастиря, заснованого київськими монахами на вершині Почаївської гори. У різні періоди Почаївська лавра належала уніатам і греко-католикам, перебувала під заступництвом російських царів. Згодом біля монастиря з'явилося поселення, яке стало розвиватися завдяки регулярним ярмаркам. Статус містечка з усіма правами (на основі Магдебурзького) Почаїв набув в 1787 р. Лише в 1978 році Почаїв офіційно став містом. Наймасовіші паломництва відбуваються під час великих релігійних свят. У той же ча ...

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Pochaiv Historical and Art Museum

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Pochaiv Historical and Art Museum was founded in 1959 on the initiative of A. Andriuk as a museum of atheism. Later it was reorganized into a museum of spiritual culture, then a museum of the history of Christianity. In 2000 it became the historical and art department of the Ternopil Regional Art Museum, and in 2002 - an independent historical and art museum. After changing several rooms, the museum is now located in an old bank building in the center of Pochaev. The main exposition is dedicated to the history of the Pochaiv Lavra, the sacred art of Volyn, Taras Shevchenko's stay in Pochaiv.

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Founded / first mentioned 1450
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Ternopil