Antony Caves is a system of 350 meter underground passages that are located in the Boldin Hills. The caves lie at a depth of 12 meters and are located on four levels. The most interesting is the lower tier. It is remained in an earthen version. At different times, the caves served as a tomb and shelter for ascetic monks.
An interesting site of the caves is the remains of an ossuary church, which was destroyed in antiquity and has not been restored. It covers an area of 12 meters, located between the underground churches of St. Nicholas and Theodosius Totemsky. It is known that Theodosius Totemsky Church is the largest in the Left Bank Ukraine. The ceiling height of the temple reaches eight and a half meters. It is known that Theodosius Totemsky Church is the largest in the Left Bank of Ukraine.
The ceiling height of the temple reaches eight and a half meters. The church has choirs located in the northern part. The church has choirs located in the northern part. However, the high humidity of the dungeon did not allow to use the wooden iconostasis, so it was replaced by icons made of brick and iron. Near the entrance to the caves the Church of Elijah dating from the XI century is located. It is one of the rarest examples of the XI century architecture.
The chronicles state it that Reverend Antony Pechersky (a prominent religious figure) had fled from Kyiv at that time he was fascinated by the Boldin Hills and afterwards he established the monk style of life in Chernihiv. Spiritual development of the center was stopped with the events of the Mongol-Tatar invasion in 1239. Large-scale cave reconstruction began only in 1649 at the initiative of Colonel Stepan Podobaylo of Chernihiv, and he became the chief patron of the project. At present, Anthony's caves are part of the Chernihiv Ancient Historical and Cultural Reserve.