Brotherhood Monastery
The Epiphany or Theophany Monastery is an Orthodox monastery in Podil, Kiev, Ukraine, in the vicinity of Kontraktova Square. Its history has been interwoven with that of Mohyla Academy which now occupies the remaining monastery buildings.
The monastery is supposed to have been founded by Patriarch Jeremias II of Constantinople. Patriarch Theophanes III of Jerusalem had it reorganized as a local brotherhood school, hence the name. Its benefactors included Petro Sahaidachny, Petro Mohyla, and Ivan Mazepa.
Mazepa's church, belfry, and most other buildings of the monastery were demolished by the Soviets in 1935. The remaining buildings have been either reduced to ruins or rebuilt with significant alterations.
