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Our Lady of Kazan, also called Mother of God of Kazan (Russian: Казанская Богоматерь, romanized: Kazanskaya Bogomater'), is a holy icon of the highest stature within the Russian Orthodox Church, representing the Virgin Mary as the protector and patroness of the city of Kazan, and a palladium of all of Russia and Rus', known as the Holy Protectress of Russia.
Interior view Interior view of the dome Interior, people at the iconostasis. Kazan Cathedral or Kazanskiy Kafedralniy Sobor (Russian: Казанский кафедральный собор, romanized: Kazanskiy kafedral'nyy sobor), also known as the Cathedral of Our Lady of Kazan, is a cathedral of the Russian Orthodox Church on the Nevsky Prospekt in Saint Petersburg.
Since the collapse of the Soviet Union, many Russian icons have been repatriated via direct purchase by Russian museums, private Russian collectors, or as was the case of Pope John Paul II giving an 18th-century copy of the famous Our Lady of Kazan icon to the Russian Orthodox Church, returned to Russia in good faith. [7]
After the fall of the Soviet Union, the Kazan Cathedral was the first church to be completely rebuilt after having been destroyed by the Communists.The cathedral's restoration (1990–1993) was sponsored by the Moscow city branch of the All-Russian Society for Historic Preservation and Cultural Organization, and was based on the detailed measurements and photographs of the original church.
Church of Our Lady of Kazan was designed by the architect Nikolay Nikonov and raised for the Russian villa colony in Terijoki. During the Finnish period, it was the largest Eastern Orthodox church in Finland. As Terijoki was captured by the Soviet troops in 1939, the church served as a warehouse until the late 1970s.
The Kazan diocese of the Russian Orthodox Church was established on April 3, 1555, three years after the conquest of the Khanate of Kazan.The first ruling bishop was the abbot of the Tver Selizharov monastery, Gury, who went to Kazan with archimandrites Barsanuphius and Herman of Kazan and Svyazhsk.
The Monastery of Our Lady of Kazan (Russian: Казанский монастырь, Kazanskiy monastyr) is a Russian Orthodox monastery in Tambov, Russia. It is dedicated to the Theotokos of Kazan. The monastery was founded in 1670. In 1758 it was declared the main residence of local bishops.
Kazan Cathedral may refer to: Kazan Cathedral, St. Petersburg (Cathedral of Our Lady of Kazan) Kazan Cathedral, Moscow (Cathedral of Our Lady of Kazan) Kazan Cathedral, Volgograd; Kazan Cathedral, Havana; Cathedral of the Annunciation in the Kazan Kremlin
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