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In the 14th century, Metropolitan Peter persuaded Ivan I (Ivan Kalita) that he should build a cathedral to the Theotokos (Blessed Virgin Mary) in Moscow like the Cathedral of the Dormition in the capital city Vladimir. Construction of the cathedral began on August 4, 1326, and the cathedral was finished and consecrated on August 4, 1327.
Cathedral of St. Nicholas (Mozhaysk) Cathedral of the Intercession (Shakhty) Cathedral of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Novosibirsk; Cathedral of the Nativity, Volgodonsk; Church of Our Lady the Merciful; Church of the Holy Equal-to-the-Apostles Prince Vladimir of Makhachkala; Cathedral of the Assumption of Makhachkala
St. Theodosius Cathedral (Russian: Собор Святого Феодосия) is an Eastern Orthodox church located on Starkweather Avenue in the West Side neighborhood of Tremont in Cleveland, Ohio. Considered one of the finest examples of Russian church architecture in the United States, [2] it is listed on the National Register of Historic ...
In 1718 it was damaged during a Kyiv city fire. In 1729 cathedral was restored in Ukrainian Baroque and expanded. Built in the 11th century, the main church of the monastery was destroyed during the World War II , a couple of months after the Nazi Germany troops occupied the city of Kyiv , during which the Soviet Union conducted the ...
Kirillo-Belozersky Monastery (Russian: Кирилло-Белозерский монастырь), known in English as White Lake St. Cyril's Monastery, is a Russian Orthodox monastery in Kirillov, Russia. It used to be the largest monastery and the strongest fortress in Northern Russia.
Originally erected between 1158 and 1160, the cathedral, with six pillars and five domes, was expanded from 1185 to 1189 to reflect the augmented prestige of Vladimir. At 1,178 square metres (12,680 sq ft), it remained the largest Russian church for several hundred years. Andrew the Pious, Vsevolod the Big Nest (r.
This is the list of cathedrals in Russia sorted by denomination.. Transfiguration Cathedral in Abakan Khabarovsk Metropolitan Cathedral Sergiev-Kazan Cathedral in Kursk Cathedral of Christ the Saviour in Moscow Epiphany Cathedral at Yelokhovo in Moscow Trinity Cathedral in Novosibirsk Cathedral of Our Lady of Kazan in Saint Petersburg Holy Resurrection Cathedral in Tver Transfiguration ...
The Cathedral of the Dormition (1475–1479), Moscow. The first Italian architects arrived in Moscow in 1475. A Russian envoy to Italy during Ivan III's reign, Semion Tolbuzin, managed to recruit the Bolognese architect Aristotele Fioravanti (1420–85), as well as his son and an assistant.