Kazan Cathedral (Volgograd)
The Kazan Cathedral (full name Cathedral of Our Lady of Kazan icon , transcribed Собор Казанской иконы Божией Матери (abbreviated Казанский собор)) is a in Volgograd location Russian Orthodox Cathedral and Bishop seat of the Eparchy of Volgograd and Kamyschyn .
history
The first wooden church in honor of the Kazan icon of the Mother of God was built in Tsaritsyn (the name of the city until 1925 and Stalingrad until 1961) at the beginning of the 18th century and destroyed by fire. The construction of a new Kazan church began in 1896. The large church, built in the pseudo-Russian style , was built as a so-called cemetery church, although the identity of the architect remained unknown. The consecration of the church took place on August 23, 1899. In 1904 both the bell tower and the refectory were built.
Under Soviet rule, the church was closed for services on December 15, 1939 and the building was used as a bakery factory.
The church was badly damaged during the Battle of Stalingrad . On December 23, 1942, when the German troops had already been surrounded, a service for "the coming victories of German arms" was held in the church by a German chaplain . On July 27, 1945, the church building was returned to the Russian Orthodox Church . For church services, however, a secular building should be used temporarily. In the period from 1946 to 1948 the church was reconstructed in a simplified version under the direction of the architect Vasily Simbirzew . However, only one of the five heads in the church building was preserved. The complicated spire of the bell tower was replaced by a simple dome. In 1948 the church was consecrated again and in 1954 it was given the status of cathedral by the then Astrakhan and Stalingrad eparchy .
An extensive restoration was carried out between 2009 and 2011, which brought the church back to its original appearance.
Individual evidence
Web links
- Official Website (Russian)
Coordinates: 48 ° 41 ′ 57.4 ″ N , 44 ° 29 ′ 3 ″ E