Holy Dormition female skete
Official Name:
Holy Dormition Skete of Kasperovskaya Icon of the Mother of God Convent of Donetsk Diocese of Ukrainian Orthodox Church
By sex of inhabitants:
female
Subordination:
diocesan
Is the canonical division (skete) of:
GPS coordinates (N - latitude, E - longitude)
48.149820, 38.241911
Address:
Zhdanivka Town, Donetsk Rgn., 86391
Get directionsPostal Address:
City
Website:
Opening:
Journal No. 20 session of the Holy Synod of UOC on 21.02.2012 year
Head - Mother Superior:
Hegumeness Christina (Shapilova), 30.01.1967 year of birth
More information on Internet resources:
History:
The Holy Dormition women's skete arose in 2006 in the town of Zhdanivka in the Donetsk region, when the local parish church of the Dormition of the Most Holy Theotokos was converted into a skete of the monastery dedicated to the Kasperivska Icon of the Mother of God2.
The opening of this skete as a canonical subdivision of that monastery was confirmed by the Holy Synod of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church on 21 February 2012 (Journal No. 20), at a session chaired by Metropolitan Agafangel of Odesa and Izmail, upon the report of Metropolitan Ilarion of Donetsk and Mariupol1.
Show sources
- 1. «Засідання 21 лютого 2012 року» (church document). Священний Синод Української Православної Церкви (sinod.church.ua), 2014 (accessed: 2026-09-01)
- 2. «Скит» (official site). На честь Касперівської ікони Божої Матері жіночий монастир (kasperovsky-mon.church.ua), 2013 (accessed: 2026-09-01)
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All related documents:
- Journal No. 20 session of the Holy Synod of UOC on 21.02.2012 year
