Cathedral of the Holy Righteous Theodor Ushakov
The Cathedral of the Holy Righteous Theodore Ushakov ( Russian Кафедральный собор святого праведного воина Феодора Ушакова , also abbreviated Свято-Феодоровский кафедральный собор ) is an in Saransk location Russian Orthodox Cathedral of the Eparchy of Saransk and Mordovia.
history
The Eparchy of Saransk and Mordovia was established in 1991 by separation from the Eparchy of Penza . Because the previous cathedral, the Saransk Johannes Church, did not offer enough space and the former great cathedral of Saransk from the 19th century had been demolished in the 1930s under Soviet rule, it became necessary to build a new cathedral. In 2001 Admiral F. Ushakov was canonized , initially by the Saransk and Mordovia Eparchy, and in 2004 by the Moscow Patriarchate. After leaving the army, he had lived in Mordovia near Temnikow (Tambov Governorate) and died there. Therefore, in March 2002, the Patriarchate under Alexius II and the head of Mordovia Nikolai Merkushkin decided to build a large cathedral in honor of Ushakov in the center of Saransk. The plans by architects Sergei Khodnew, Larisa Kirdjaschowa and Vladimir Brodowski were approved on March 6th. Construction began on September 9, 2004 and lasted almost two years. On August 6, 2006, the cathedral was consecrated by Alexius II.
At the same time, the monument to Fyodor Ushakov was erected in front of the cathedral and was unveiled on August 10, 2006. The monument was made by Nikolai Filatov according to plans by Sergei Khodnev. The still image is 4 m high. It stands on a granite base. Ushakov is shown wearing a coat and a telescope in his hand, but without a headgear.
Location
Theodors Cathedral is located at the intersection of Sovetskaya (former Bazarnaja) and Bolshevistskaya (former Ilyinskaya) streets, where the St. Peter and Paul Monastery, built in 1695, was previously located. Shortly after the October Revolution, the monastery was closed and almost completely demolished in the 1930s. Hotel Zentralnaja was built in its place and was demolished in 2002 for the construction of Theodors Cathedral.
description
The Cathedral of St. Righteous Theodore Ushakov is a cross-domed church that was built in the Empire style. It is 58 m high. The cross is also over 4 m high, so that the total height is 62 m. The cathedral can accommodate 3,000 visitors. It has four bell towers with a total of twelve bells, which were made in Tutayev . The largest bell weighs 6 t, the size of the bells decreases by half. The domes were built in Volgodonsk using titanium nitride ceramics. The main dome is 12 m in diameter. The gilded iconostasis created by the Samara painter Igor Shemyakin is divided into three parts: a central main part dedicated to Theodor Ushakov, a right part for Seraphim of Sarov and a left part for the Mordovian martyrs. The interior walls of the cathedral were painted until July 2011. In the basement of the cathedral there is also a Sunday school, a conference hall, a baptistery , a refectory and the cathedral library.
Behind the cathedral there is also a monument to Patriarch Nikon , on the left a chapel by Alexander Nevsky and a memorial to those killed in World War I, and on the right a memorial to The Family .
Web links
- Website of the Cathedral of the Holy Righteous Theodor Ushakov
- The Cathedral of the Holy Righteous Theodor Ushakov
- photo
Individual evidence
- ^ The monument to Fyodor Ushakov
- ^ History of Saransk
- ^ The building of the cathedral
- ↑ Кафедральный Собор святого праведного воина Феодора Ушакова
Coordinates: 54 ° 10 ′ 53 ″ N , 45 ° 10 ′ 54 ″ E