St. Nicholas Russian Orthodox Cathedral
St. Nicholas Russian Orthodox Cathedral (Свято-Николаевский собор РПЦ в Нью-Йорке) is located in the Upper East Side of Manhattan, New York City and is the administrative center of the Russian Orthodox Church in North America.
| St. Nicholas Russian Orthodox Cathedral | |
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| 40°47′18″N 73°57′15″W / 40.78833°N 73.95406°W | |
| Address | 15 East 97th Street, Manhattan, NY |
| Country | United States |
| Denomination | Russian Orthodox Church |
| Website | ruschurchusa.org |
| History | |
| Founded | 1902 |
| Founder(s) | Saint Tikhon (Belavin); Alexander Hotovitzky |
| Architecture | |
| Architect(s) | John Bergesen |
| Architectural type | Moscow Baroque |
History
editSt. Nicholas Russian Orthodox Cathedral is the home of a congregation which was founded in the early 1890s on Second Avenue. In 1899, the church began a building fund with seed money from Czar Nicholas to build a new church.[1] The Cathedral, designed by Finnish-born architect John Bergesen, was completed in 1902 at 15 East 97th Street in Manhattan. Since 1903, the Cathedral has served as the headquarters for the Russian Orthodox faith in the United States. The building was designated as an official city landmark by the New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission in 1973.[2]
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Interior of the St.Nicholas Cathedral ceiling
References
edit- ^ Gray, Christopher (November 26, 2000). "Streetscapes/The 1902 Cathedral of St. Nicholas, at 15 East 97th Street; Old Czarist-Soviet Battleground Enters a New Age". The New York Times. New York City, New York. Archived from the original on March 1, 2016. Retrieved January 11, 2019.
- ^ St. Nicholas Russian Orthodox Cathedral (PDF) (Report). New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission. December 18, 1973.