Mother of All Nations Cathedral (Qaraghandy)

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Cathedral mother of all nations

The Cathedral of Our Lady of Fatima Mother of All Nations ( Russian Собор Пресвятой Девы Марии Фатимской ) is a Roman Catholic church building in the Kazakh city ​​of Karagandy . It is the cathedral of the Karaganda diocese . The 42 meter high cathedral was built between 2004 and 2012. The construction of the building was financed by donations.

Building history

Construction of the cathedral began on September 3, 2004. At the beginning of 2006, the shell of the building was completed and the windows for the building were brought to Qaraghandy from Templin in Germany. In July 2007, an Italian company promised a floor made of granite slabs as a gift.

In mid-2009, Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev was presented with a model of the cathedral, which has been on display in the capital Nur-Sultan (until 2019 Astana) since the end of August 2009 . On August 24, 2009, the two tower domes with from were Austria originating, crosses mounted.

Cardinal Dean Angelo Sodano inaugurated the largest Catholic Church in Central Asia on September 9, 2012.

description

The total length of the structure is around 51 meters, the total width around 31 meters and the height of the nave is 22 meters. The two towers of the cathedral each tower 42 meters high. The 2000 square meter roof was covered with roof panels from the Austrian company PREFA . Underfloor heating was installed in the interior .

The outside facade of the cathedral is clad with white and yellow natural stone from the Caucasus . The interior was also clad with natural stone up to a height of two meters, as was the crypt and the apse .

Furnishing

The neo-Gothic shrine altar (height 13.4 meters) and two neo-Gothic side altars (height 7.0 and 7.2 meters) were handcrafted in Ortisei in Val Gardena , Italy .

The four bronze bells were made in 2009 by the Grassmayr bell foundry in Innsbruck.

The glass paintings in the church windows were designed by the artist Heide Kordes from Hösbach and were mainly carried out by the Rothkegel Würzburg company.

organ

The organ of the cathedral was manufactured between 2005 and 2010 by the organ building company Pflügerin ( Feldkirch , Austria). It is the only concert organ in Kazakhstan. The instrument has 32 stops on two manuals and a pedal . The actions are mechanical.

I Hauptwerk C – g 3
1. Principal 16 ′
2. Principal 8th'
3. Viola da gamba 8th'
4th Hollow flute 8th'
5. Octav 4 ′
6th recorder 4 ′
7th Fifth 2 2 ⁄ 3  ′
8th. Octav 2 ′
9. Cornett V 2 2 ⁄ 3  ′
10. Mixture IV-V 1 2 ⁄ 3  ′
11. Scharff III 1'
12. Trumpet 8th'
II Swell C – g 3
13. Wooden principal 8th'
14th Covered 8th'
15th Salicional 8th'
16. Beat 8th'
17th Principal 4 ′
18th Transverse flute 4 ′
19th Sesquialter II 2 2 ⁄ 3  ′
20th Night horn 2 ′
21st Plein jeux 2 ′
22nd bassoon 16 ′
23. Trumpet harm. 8th'
24. oboe 8th'
Tremulant
Pedal C – f 1
25th Principal bass 16 ′
26th Sub bass 16 ′
27. Octavbass 8th'
28. Flute bass 8th'
29 Choral bass 4 ′
30th trombone 16 ′
31. Trumpet 8th'
32. Clairon 4 ′

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Association "Building the Cathedral Mother of All Nations": The Cathedral
  2. ^ Association "Building the Cathedral Mother of All Nations": Info sheet 21 of July 2007 , p. 3 (PDF file; 3.86 MB), accessed on November 15, 2014.
  3. ^ Kazakhstan: Sodano dedicates cathedral , Vatican Radio , September 9, 2012
  4. ^ Association "Building the Cathedral Mother of All Nations": The Altars
  5. ^ Heide Kordes: Rothkegel Glass & Light / Würzburg. Retrieved July 20, 2018 .
  6. ^ Association "Building the Cathedral Mother of All Nations": The Organ
  7. ↑ Information about the organ and the disposition

Coordinates: 49 ° 46 ′ 52.5 "  N , 73 ° 8 ′ 5.3"  E