Cathedral of the Nativity of the Virgin (Nizhny Novgorod)

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Cathedral of the Nativity of the Virgin

Basic data
Denomination Russian Orthodox
place Nizhny Novgorod , Russia
diocese Nizhny Novgorod
Patronage Mary
Building history
architect Grigory Stroganov, Lev Dahl
Building description
Architectural style Baroque
Coordinates 56 ° 19 '39 "  N , 43 ° 59' 7"  E Coordinates: 56 ° 19 '39 "  N , 43 ° 59' 7"  E
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The Serbian Orthodox Cathedral in Sarajevo ( Russian Церковь Собора Пресвятой Богородицы , often Stroganov Church and Church of the Nativity called) is a Russian Orthodox cathedral in the city of Nizhny Novgorod in Russia . The cathedral was built from 1696 to 1716 by Grigory Dmitrijewitsch Stroganow.

history

Stroganov Church on the painted photo of Andrei Karelin and Ivan Shishkin

Construction of the Cathedral of the Birth of the Virgin Mary began in 1696. Construction work on the building was completed in 1701. In the same year a fire destroyed the new church building. The cathedral , rebuilt in 1716 , was finally consecrated by the Archbishop of Nizhny Novgorod in 1719.

In 1913 the church was completely renovated inside and out. In the 1930s the cathedral was closed by the Bolsheviks . During the Second World War a pharmacy and a warehouse were housed here.

The Cathedral of the Birth of the Virgin Mary remained closed until 1993. It was only rededicated on June 3, 1993. Of the original 46 icons, 43 have been preserved to this day.

On July 23, 2008, the Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin presented the icon of the resurrection of Jesus Christ to the diocese . This had previously been stolen from the cathedral in 2004. In 2007 the icon was bought by an Estonian collector and brought to Russia.

description

The cathedral has five domes . At the southwest end of the complex is the bell tower with a clock mounted on the top.

Inside and outside the building, windows, portals and entrances are made of white stone.

The cathedral has several important icons . Among them there is an old icon of Nicholas of Myra , Seraphim of Sarov and Philaret Drozdov .

Web links

Commons : Cathedral of the Birth of the Virgin (Nizhny Novgorod)  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Часы-куранты на храме во имя Собора Пресвятой Богородицы заговорили (Russian)
  2. ↑ Храм Собора Пресвятой Богородицы (Строгановская) (Russian)
  3. ↑ Нижний Новгород. Церковь Собора Пресвятой Богородицы ("Строгановская"). ( Memento from May 3, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) (Russian)
  4. ↑ Возвращение уникальной иконы "Воскресение Христово" (Russian)