Iversky Monastery (Donetsk)

The Iversky Monastery was a monastery of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church (Moscow Patriarchate) in Donetsk, Ukraine. It was built between 1997 and 2001, and was closed in 2014 due to the war in Donbas. The monastery was largely destroyed during the Second Battle of Donetsk Airport in January 2015.

History

The first stone of the Iversky Monastery was laid down by in April 1997. The monastery was built on a vacant plot in northern Donetsk, close to the airport. The monastery was opened in December 2001, and it was a subsidiary of the in Mykilske before it became independent in December 2002.

War in Donbas

The monastery was severely damaged during the war in Donbas. The sisters evacuated the monastery in 2014. In January 2015, the building was destroyed during the Second Battle of Donetsk Airport. The monastery and its cemetery were almost completely destroyed in the fighting, with only a bullet-ridden shell remaining.

Architecture

The monastery consisted of a church with a bell tower, a convent building housing the sisters and a number of other buildings. A cemetery, an orchard and a vegetable garden were located within the grounds of the monastery.