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The large central dome of the Holy Trinity Cathedral represents Jesus Christ, while the four surrounding smaller domes represent the principle Apostles, Saint Matthew, Saint Mark, Saint Luke and Saint John. [7] The particular challenge to the architect and builder was to make the domes as light as possible, to avoid collapsing the building below.
Valentin Felixovich Voyno-Yasenetsky (Russian: Валенти́н Фе́ликсович Во́йно-Ясене́цкий; [a] 14 April [O.S. 27 April] 1877 – 11 June 1961) – now known as Luke of Simferopol, [2] Saint Luke the Blessed Surgeon, or Saint Luke of Crimea – was a Russian surgeon, spiritual writer, a bishop of the Russian Orthodox Church, and archbishop of Simferopol and ...
The author of the project was German-Russian architect, Martin Eppinger. It was originally supposed to be consecrated as the church of St. Alexander Nevsky (the patron saint of Alexander II), but finally it was decided to dedicate it as the Cathedral of the Holy Trinity. [2] In 1895 to 1897, the cathedral was renovated.
The Church of the Holy Trinity, also called the Russian Church, in Belgrade is a metochion of the Russian Orthodox church in Belgrade, Serbia.It was erected in 1924 according to the plans of Russian émigré architect Valery Stashevsky and was meant mainly for refugees from Soviet Russia who arrived in Serbia in thousands from 1920, after the defeat of the White Army in European part of Russia ...
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 ...
In 1955 the Holy Trinity Cathedral was returned to the Orthodox Church. [4] [8] It had sustained damage during the siege of Leningrad, and after repairs it was re-consecrated on 12 September 1957 by Metropolitan Eleutherius (Vorontsov) . [4] [5] Further restoration works were carried out between 1957 and 1960, and 1986 and 1988.
The Trinity Lavra of St. Sergius (Russian: Троице-Сергиева лавра) is a lavra and the most important Russian monastery, being the spiritual centre of the Russian Orthodox Church. The monastery is situated in the town of Sergiyev Posad , about 70 kilometres (43 mi) to the northeast from Moscow by the road leading to Yaroslavl ...
The Trinity Cathedral in St. Petersburg represents a high point of Russian Neoclassicism The cathedral with Column of Glory in 2011. Construction of the new church began in May 1828, and the cathedral was consecrated in May 1835. The cathedral rises to a height of more than 80 meters (260 ft), and dominates the skyline of the surrounding area.