Sevastopol is a city located on the Crimean peninsula. A lot of Orthodox Christians live in this city. Every year pilgrims from all over the world come to Sevastopol to bow to the shrines. And not only the Orthodox, many want to admire the beauties of the city at least once in their lives and visit its sights, the temples of Sevastopol. St. Nicholas Church is one of the most visited.
Pokrovsky Cathedral
Architect Feldman created the project of the Pokrovsky Cathedral, after approval, its construction began. The cathedral was opened to the public in 1905. During the Great Patriotic War, due to the heavy bombing of Sevastopol, he was badly damaged. Lack of funds prevented the complete restoration of the Pokrovsky Cathedral. Part of the building remained destroyed, but it was restored as far as possible. Until 1962, services were held in the Intercession Cathedral. But then a sports hall and the archive of Sevastopol were placed in the building.
Resuming work
After the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1992, the buildingwas transferred 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 over to Orthodox Christians.
Description
The upper temple bears the name of the Intercession of the Most Holy Theotokos, below are temples in honor of the martyrs: Sophia and her daughters. Restoration has not yet been fully completed, now work is underway to restore the southern limit of the temple.
St. Vladimir's Admir alty Cathedral
This temple has a hard fate. The cathedral began to be built in the 19th century. With a break of 8 years, the temple was nevertheless erected and consecrated in 1888. The cathedral has only one dome, which indicates the 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 to be 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 single out the most famous and miraculous icons of the Mother of God: the “Reigning” and “Inexhaustible Chalice”. The Admir alty Cathedral of St. Vladimir is one of those temples that have long become famous cultural monuments, it is visited by many visitors, even non-Orthodox people.
St. Nicholastemple
Temples of Sevastopol are diverse. St. Nicholas Church was erected in the very center of the cemetery. The city has gone through 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 died heroically on the 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, locals and visitors come to it to honor the memory of the heroes (it is very large and, unfortunately, cannot be shown in the photo). The building is perhaps one of the most remarkable in the city. The church looks like a pyramid. Many dream of going to St. Nicholas Church (Sevastopol). Photos can be viewed below.
History
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 the architect Avdeev, who became an academician of the Imperial Academy of Arts precisely for this work. St. Nicholas Church was built with 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, restoration work was carried out. The church again became active only in 1988, then 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. Butthe dome remained completely unscathed. Already in 1971 the bell tower was restored. St. Nicholas Church rises 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 worth considering separately the interesting facts with which the St. Nicholas Church (Sevastopol) is associated. Mysticism lies in the fact that there is a legend about an underground connection with the Vladimir Cathedral. But only a few small passages in this church are known. However, there is a possibility of discovering the very, yet unknown connection of the two churches. Everyone can visit Sevastopol, St. Nicholas Church. The refectory (Tamara Konstantinovna, who works in it, in particular) will feed all those in need, it is located in the church itself.
Description
The temple, as already mentioned, rises to a height of 27 meters. The cross at the top, 6.8 meters high, was made of diorite. Inside the church, the names of the dead are written in gold letters on memorial plaques, a large number of which are buried in the fraternal cemetery. Reminds of the feat of the soldiers and the St. Nicholas Church itself. Sevastopol remembers its heroes, the church is monolithic, as if with all its appearance it shows the resilience of the Russian people and the soldiers of the Crimean War.
Peter and Paul Cathedral
Among the huge number of cathedrals in the city of Sevastopol, the Peter and Paul Cathedral stands out. Its main difference is a strange view for Christian churches. Cathedral completedin the ancient Greek style, in addition, it is very reminiscent of the Parthenon, located in Greece, in Athens. Admiral Lazarev, who is buried in the Admir alty Cathedral of St. Vladimir, was a sponsor of the construction of this temple.
The 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 has become a house 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 plundered. Pikin allocated a sum of money for restoration, the Temple of All Saints was re-consecrated already in 1859. In 1990, the restoration of the building began. Artists painted elements of the interior. Three lampadas, lit from the Holy Unquenchable Fire, are always in front of the icon of the Mother of God.
Chapel in the name of the Holy 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 fascist invaders. Grigoryants was appointed architect. The chapel was consecrated in 1995 in honor of the 50th anniversary of the victory in the Great Patriotic War. The sculpture, which is located on the dome of the building, was made by Archpriest Dodenko. The artist Brusentsov supervised the artwork. Pavlov created sketches, according to which a mosaic was subsequently typedicon above the entrance.
