St. Andrew's Church
Kyiv, Ukraine
Did you know?
- Architects
- Francesco Bartolomeo Rastrelli, Ivan Fyodorovich Michurin
- Construction started
- 1747
- Type
- Orthodox church in Kyiv, Ukraine
Visitor information
- Address: Andriivs'kyi descent, 23, Kyiv, Ukraine, 04070
- Phone: +380 44 599 0005
- Official website: http://andriyivska-tserkva.kiev.ua/
People also ask
What is the most famous church in Ukraine?
Saint Sophia Cathedral, Kyiv.
Why was St Andrew's cathedral destroyed?
On 11 June 1559 John Knox preached a sermon in St Andrews parish church that so aroused the congregation they immediately went to the cathedral and destroyed the splendid fittings and furnishings associated by the reformers with “popery” (see our Historical Timeline). The end followed quickly.
Is Ukraine more Catholic or Orthodox?
As of 2022, according to a survey by the Kyiv International Institute of Sociology (KIIS), 85% of Ukrainians identified as Christians. 72% identified themselves with Eastern Orthodoxy, 9% to the Catholic Church (8% Eastern Catholic, 1% Latin Church) and 4% adherents of a Protestant Church or other Christian movement.