Kyiv Pechersk Lavra (Ukrainian: Києво-ПечерÑька лавра, Kyievo-Pechers'ka lavra, Russian: Киeво-ПечерÑÐºÐ°Ñ Ð»Ð°Ð²Ñ€Ð°, Kievo-Pecherskaya lavra), also known as the Kiev Monastery of the Caves, is a historic Orthodox Christian monastery which gave its name to one of the city districts where it is located in Kiev.