Burials
There are over a hundred burials in the Lavra. Below are the most notable ones.
- Ilya Muromets - in the caves (c. 11-12th century)
- Nestor the Chronicler - in the Near Caves (c. 1114)
- Saint Kuksha - in the Near Caves (c. 1114)
- Alipy of the Caves - in the Near Caves (c. 1114)
- Agapetus of Pechersk - in the Near Caves (c. 11th century)
- Oleg son of Volodymyr II Monomakh - in the Church of the Saviour at Berestove (c. 12th century)
- Eufemia of Kiev daughter of Vladimir II Monomakh - in the Church of the Saviour at Berestove (1139)
- Yuri Dolgoruki - in the Church of the Saviour at Berestove (1157)
- Skirgaila - regent Grand Duke of Lithuania (1397)
- Konstanty Ostrogski - near the Cathedral of the Dormition (1530)
- Vasily Kochubey - near the Refectory Church (1708)
- Ivan Iskra - near the Refectory Church (1708)
- Pyotr Stolypin - near the Refectory Church (1911)
- St. Spyridon - in the caves (c. 19-20 century)
- Pope Clement I - his head in the Far Caves (his remaining relics brought to San Clemente in Rome by St. Cyril and Methodius)
During the Soviet era, the bodies of the saints that lay in the caves were left uncovered due to the regime's disregard for religion. However, after the fall of the Soviet Union, the bodies were covered with a cloth and to this day remain in the same state..
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“Cole’s Hill was the scene of the secret night burials of those who died during the first year of the settlement. Corn was planted over their graves so that the Indians should not know how many of their number had perished.”
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