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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.
The magnificent five-domed Dormition Cathedral was designed as the burial place of grand princes and dedicated to the holy icon the Theotokos of Vladimir, which had been brought to the city by Andrey Bogolyubsky. The cathedral was constructed in 1158–1160, expanded in 1185–1189, and painted by the great Andrei Rublev and Daniil Chyorny in
The Dormition Cathedral, also known as the Assumption Cathedral (Russian: Собор Успения Пресвятой Богородицы, romanized: Sobor Uspeniya Presvyatoy Bogoroditsy), is a Russian Orthodox church in Vladimir, Russia. It is regarded as the mother church of Russia through the 13th century. [1]
The Dormition Cathedral of Khabarovsk (Russian: Градо-Хабаровский Успенский собор, Grado-Khabarovsky Uspensky sobor) is a Russian Orthodox cathedral. It is one of the largest churches in the Russian Far East , and was built in 2000–02 to a design by Yuri Podlesny, a local architect.
The main facade of the Cathedral of the Dormition of the Mother of God. The Cathedral of the Assumption of the Virgin [1] [2] [better source needed] or more properly the Cathedral of the Dormition of the Mother of God (Russian: Успенский кафедральный собор, Uspenskij kafedral'nyj sobor; Uzbek: Tangri Onasi Vafoti kafedral sobori-jome’si) is the Russian Orthodox ...
The Dormition cathedral as seen from the distance in 1911. The Cathedral Church of the Dormition ( Russian : Успенский собор [ 1 ] ), dominating the city of Smolensk , Russia , from Cathedral Hill, has been the principal church of the Smolensk bishopric for 800 years.
The city was captured and looted, its residents killed or taken prisoner. Bishop Mitrofan and his family were killed within the walls of the grand Cathedral of the Assumption, which was badly damaged by fire. Archimandrite was consecrated Bishop of Kiev-Pechersk Monastery Serapion. The bishop received the title of "Vladimir, Suzdal and Nizhny ...
The Russian Orthodox Cathedral of the Dormition of the Mother of God and All Saints is the cathedral of the Russian Orthodox Diocese of Sourozh.. It holds the diocese's administrative meetings as well as weekly, seasonal and special services.