Cathedral of St. Nicholas, Mariupol

Cathedral of Saint Nicholas (Ukrainian: Свято Микільський катедральний собор.) is a Ukrainian Orthodox church located in the Tsentralnyi borough, Mariupol, Ukraine.

Cathedral of St. Nicholas (Mariupol)
Свято Микільський катедральний собор.
Cathedral of St. Nicholas
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47°06′45″N 37°32′50″E / 47.11252°N 37.54727°E / 47.11252; 37.54727
LocationMariupol', Donetsk Oblast, 87529
Country Ukraine
DenominationUkrainian Orthodox (Moscow Patriarchate)
History
Statusactive
Architecture
Years built1991
Groundbreaking1989
Specifications
Number of domessix
Administration
DioceseDonetsk Eparchy
Clergy
Bishop(s)Shukalo Roman Vasilyevich, Metropolitan Hilarion of Donetsk and Mariupol[1]

General Information

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The cathedral is a six-domed church, built between 1989 and 1991 and designed by the architects AD Kljujew & NJ Erenburg (Russian: А. Д. Клюєв & Н. Ю. Еренбург). The artist Sergej Alekseevich Barannik decorated the church.[2][3][4][5][6]

In 2022, during the Siege of Mariupol, the cathedral was heavily damaged.[7]

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Biography of Metropolitan Hilarion of Donetsk and Mariupol". Donetsk Church. Retrieved 31 March 2022.
  2. ^ Свято-Миколаївський кафедральний собор mistomariupol.com.ua
  3. ^ Кафедральный собор Николая Чудотворца votpusk.ru
  4. ^ Мариуполь какая область украины inturist.name
  5. ^ Свято-Миколаївський кафедральний собор mistomariupol.com.ua
  6. ^ Свято–Николаевский кафедральный собор lampada.in.ua
  7. ^ "In pictures: The Ukrainian religious sites ruined by fighting". BBC News. 30 March 2022. Retrieved 31 March 2022.
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