Sevastopol is a city located on the Crimean peninsula. In this city there are a lot of Orthodox Christians. Every year, pilgrims from all over the world come to Sevastopol to worship shrines. And not only Orthodox, many want at least once in their life to admire the beauties of the city and visit its sights, temples of Sevastopol. St. Nicholas Church is one of the most visited.
Pokrovsky Cathedral
The architect Feldman created the project of the Intercession Cathedral, after approval, its construction began. The cathedral was opened for visiting in 1905. During the Great Patriotic War, he was badly damaged due to the heavy bombing of Sevastopol. Lack of funds did not allow to completely restore the Intercession Cathedral. Part of the building remained destroyed, however, it was restored to the extent possible. Until 1962, services were held in the Intercession Cathedral. But then the building housed a sports hall and the archive of Sevastopol.
Resume work
After the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1992, the building was again handed over to believers, but not completely, but only its northern limit. In April, the Intercession Cathedral was consecrated in the name of the holy great martyr Panteleimon, services resumed. In the winter of 1994, the building was completely given to Orthodox Christians.
Description
The upper church is named after the Intercession of the Blessed Virgin Mary, below are the temples in honor of the martyrs: Sofia and her daughters. The restoration has not yet been fully completed; now work is underway to restore the southern limit of the temple.
Admiralty Cathedral of St. Vladimir
The difficult fate of this temple. The cathedral began to be built in the 19th century. With a break of 8 years, the temple was still erected and consecrated in 1888. The cathedral has only one dome, which indicates a Byzantine style. But the main feature is that there are no icons on the walls of the temple, they are replaced by marble slabs with the names of the heroes of the first defense, 33 people with the Order of St. George. The first buried in the crypt of the not yet erected cathedral was its chief builder - Admiral Lazarev, then several more people, already his students, who died during the defense of Sevastopol in 1854–1855. And today you can see their tombs.
It is necessary to highlight the most famous and miraculous icons of the Mother of God: “Sovereign” and “Inexhaustible Chalice”. The Admiralty Cathedral of St. Vladimir is one of such churches that have long become famous cultural monuments, it is visited by many visitors, even non-Orthodox people.
St. Nicholas Church
Varied temples of Sevastopol. St. Nicholas Church was erected in the very center of the cemetery. The city has suffered a lot in its history. In the photo below you can see the church in detail. The Crimean War was imprinted in the memory of the descendants of those who heroically died in attacks on Sevastopol. A huge number of soldiers did not survive the defense, they were buried in mass graves, now St. Nicholas Church (Sevastopol) rises between them. The cemetery is not forgotten, local and visitors come to him to honor the memory of the heroes (it is very large and, unfortunately, cannot be represented in the photo). The building is perhaps one of the most remarkable in the city. View of the pyramid has a church. Many dream of going to St. Nicholas Church (Sevastopol). Photos can be viewed below.
Story
As already mentioned, the church was built in memory of the soldiers who died in the Crimean War under Alexander II, who began to build many churches in Sevastopol. St. Nicholas Church was designed by architect Avdeev, who became an academician of the Imperial Academy of Arts precisely for this work. St. Nicholas Church was built on donations from residents. The church began to be built in 1857, and consecrated in 1870. During the Great Patriotic War, many churches of Sevastopol suffered, St. Nicholas also did not escape their fate, after the victory, reconstruction work was carried out. The church only became operational again in 1988, when the cross was consecrated. And today the restoration of the temple continues. The shell of a warship of the Russian fleet demolished the bell tower. But the dome remained completely unscathed. Already in 1971, the bell tower was restored. St. Nicholas Church rises by as much as 27 meters. Sevastopol is famous for its churches, many of which look very unusual, but this building can rightfully be considered a leader.
Interesting Facts
It is worthwhile to separately analyze the interesting facts with which the St. Nicholas Church (Sevastopol) is associated. The mysticism is that there is a legend about the underground connection with the Vladimir Cathedral. But only a few small moves are known in this church. However, there is a likelihood of discovering the very, still unknown combination of two churches. Everyone can visit Sevastopol, St. Nicholas Church. The refectory (Tamara Konstantinovna, working in it, in particular) will feed all those in need, she is in the church itself.
Description
The temple, as already mentioned, rises to a height of 27 meters. The cross on top of a height of 6.8 meters was made of diorite. Inside the church, the names of the dead are written in gold letters on plaques , a large number of which are buried in the fraternal cemetery. Remains of the feat of soldiers and St. Nicholas Church itself. Sevastopol remembers its heroes, the church is monolithic, as if with all its appearance it shows the stamina of the Russian people and soldiers of the Crimean War.
Peter and Paul Cathedral
Among the huge number of cathedrals of the city of Sevastopol, the Peter and Paul Cathedral stands out . Its main difference is a strange appearance for Christian churches. The cathedral is made in the ancient Greek style, in addition, it very much resembles the Parthenon, located in Greece, in Athens. Admiral Lazarev, who is buried in the Admiralty Cathedral of St. Vladimir, was the sponsor of the construction of this temple.
Peter and Paul Cathedral was consecrated back in 1844. At that time, it became the most unusual building in Sevastopol. Today the temple is not fully operational, services are held here only twice a week. Peter and Paul Cathedral became the home of culture.
Church of All Saints
Admiral Bychensky donated money for the construction of the Church of All Saints, in 1822 the building was consecrated. However, during the Crimean War it was sacked. Pikin allocated a sum of money for restoration; the Church of All Saints was again consecrated already in 1859. In 1990, the restoration of the building began. Artists painted interior elements. Three lamps, lit from the Holy Fire, are always in front of the icon of the Mother of God.
Chapel in the name of St. Great Martyr George the Victorious on Sapun Mountain
This building belongs to the whole complex, which was created in honor of the second defense of Sevastopol (during the Great Patriotic War) and the subsequent complete liberation of the city from the Nazi occupiers. Grigoryants was appointed architect. The chapel was consecrated in 1995 in honor of the 50th anniversary of the victory in the Second World War. The sculpture, which is located on the dome of the building, was performed by Dodenko, archpriest. Artist Brusentsov supervised the artwork. Pavlov created sketches, on which a mosaic icon above the entrance was subsequently typed.