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Transfiguration Cathedral in Odesa

Coordinates: 46°28′59.44″N 30°43′51.75″E / 46.4831778°N 30.7310417°E / 46.4831778; 30.7310417
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Transfiguration Cathedral
in Odesa
Спасо-Преображенський собор (Одеса)
Map
46°28′59.44″N 30°43′51.75″E / 46.4831778°N 30.7310417°E / 46.4831778; 30.7310417
LocationSoborna Square 3, Odesa
Country Ukraine
DenominationEastern Orthodox
WebsiteSobor.odessa.ua
History
DedicationTransfiguration of Jesus
Architecture
Architect(s)V.Vonrezant
Completed1795-1808
Specifications
Capacity9,000 (main)[1]
3,000 (underground)[1]
Length90.6 m [2]
Width46.6 m [2]
Height77 m (top cross bell tower)[3]
Floor area3,100 m2
Administration
DivisionMoscow Patriarchate

The Transfiguration Cathedral in Odesa is the Orthodox Cathedral in Odesa, Ukraine, dedicated to the Saviour's Transfiguration and belongs to the Ukrainian Orthodox Church (Moscow Patriarchate). Partially destroyed by a Russian missile attack on Odesa on July 23, 2023.[4]

History

The first and foremost church in the city of Odesa, the cathedral was founded in 1794 by Gavril Bănulescu-Bodoni. Construction lagged several years behind schedule and the newly appointed governor of New Russia, Armand-Emmanuel de Vignerot du Plessis, Duc de Richelieu, employed the Italian architect Francesco Frappoli to complete the edifice.[5]

The cathedral was designated the main church of New Russia in 1808. It was continuously expanded throughout the 19th century. The belltower was built between 1825 and 1837, and the refectory connecting it to the main church several years later. The interior was lined with polychrome marble, and the icon screen also was made of marble.

Several churches in the region, including the Nativity Cathedral in Chişinău, were built in conscious imitation of the Odesa church. The cathedral was the burial place of the bishops of Tauride, including Saint Innocent of Kherson, and Prince Mikhail Semyonovich Vorontsov, the famous governor of New Russia.

The original structure was demolished by the Soviets in 1936. It was rebuilt starting from 1999. The new cathedral was consecrated in 2003. The remains of Prince Vorontsov and his wife were reburied in the cathedral. There is a statue of him on the cathedral square. The cathedral bells are controlled by an electronic device capable of playing 99 melodies.

On July 23 2023, reports emerged that the Cathedral had been damaged after being struck by a missile, the source of which is currently unknown.[citation needed] It happened during Russo-Ukrainian War, right after russian missile attack on Ukrainian city Odesa, came the news about Cathedral destruction.

  • The belltower and the main entrance
    The belltower and the main entrance
  • The total view
    The total view
  • The Cathedral Square in the early 20th century
    The Cathedral Square in the early 20th century
  • The icon screen in a side chapel
    The icon screen in a side chapel

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "ОДЕССА:СОБОР,ЩО ПРЕОБРАЖАЄ". Risu.Orh.ua.
  2. ^ a b "Прошлое и будущее Одесского Кафедрального Спасо-Преображенского собора". Sobor.Odessa.ua.
  3. ^ "Спасо-преображенский кафедральный интернет". Sobor.Odessa.ua.
  4. ^ Fakty https://fakty.com.ua/ua/proisshestvija/20230723-pid-chas-ataky-krylatymy-raketamy-v-odesi-prolunala-seriya-vybuhiv/. {{cite news}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  5. ^ Brumfield, William Craft, ed. (2001). Commerce in Russian urban culture : 1861–1914. Washington, DC: Woodrow Wilson Center Press [u.a.] ISBN 0801867509.
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