Underground Temple And Chalk Columns In A Cave In Kholki Monastery, Belgorod Region, Russia Stock Photo

The caves of the monastery are located on the terrace of one of the chalk hills that make up a small ridge that was once called the Zest Mountains. The question of the origin of the Kholkovsky caves remains controversial. It is not known whether the monks themselves dug them or if they already existed, but it is believed that they are of artificial origin. Holy Trinity Kholkovsky Monastery also Kholkov-Tsarev-Nikolaevsky Monastery is the only active cave monastery in the Belgorod region. Located in the Chernyansky district near Kholki village, 10 kilometers south-west of Chernyanka village