History
The Azov Siege Seat
On the square in front of the Cathedral trophies of the famous Azov siege seat occupy a place of honor. In 1637 the Cossacks, tired of Tatar raids and...
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Cornelius Yakovlev
In the gallery of the cathedral in the wall, there is a plate, behind which the army ataman Cornelius Yakovlev is buried. The inscription on the plate: “In the...
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Construction of the Stone Cathedral
Cossacks were deeply religious people. They did not begin any important business without assiduous praying. The notion of sin was firm: “it’s a sin for relatives to woo brides...
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Razin's Chain
In front of the western entrance to the cathedral, the shackles and the iron chain, which Stepan Razin was chained, were firmly embedded in the wall. After the pirate...
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Archpriest Grigory Levitskiy
Archpriest Grigory Andreyevich Levitsky 32 years: from 1840 until his death in 1872 served in the Starocherkassk Army Cathedral of Christ’s Resurrection. Loving the native antiquity and the Don...
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The Army Cathedral of Christ's Resurrection in the last 100 years
100 years ago in 1919, the Don Cossacks were to celebrate the 200th anniversary of the Army Cathedral of Christ’s Resurrection. 20 years before, the board of the Don...
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Iconostasis
A unique five-tier carved gilded iconostasis of the Army Cathedral of Christ’s Resurrection with one hundred and forty-nine icons of the XVIII-XIX centuries is a unique work of art...
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Cathedral Architecture
The cathedral was built on the main square of Cherkassk – Maidan (the previous wooden versions of the cathedral were built much closer to the Don). In the architecture...
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Bell Tower
Near the temple, a two-tier bell tower rises. There is an inscription next to the western entrance: “To the glory of the Holy, consubstantial, life-giving and indivisible Trinity, Father,...
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Choir Loft
In 1775, a choir loft was built around the walls of the church, like the Kiev-Uspensky Lavra, surrounded by baluster. The underneath was painted. All the icons are divided...
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Iron Plates
The military ataman Daniel Efremov in 1767 with the blessing of Tikhon of Voronezh, paved the whole church, instead of oak floors burnt in the fire, with iron plates....
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Before the Revolution
Until 1917, the cathedral was rich in jewels. According to the cathedral priest Gregory Levitsky, in the middle of the XIX century about 800 kilograms of silver, 8 kilograms...
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Razin's Chain
In front of the western entrance to the cathedral, the shackles and the iron chain, which Stepan Razin was chained, were firmly embedded in the wall. After the pirate...
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Parish news
Copy practice of students
A copy practice of 3rd year students of the Academy of Architecture and Arts of the Southern Federal University took place in the Starocherkassk Army Cathedral of Christ’s Resurrection....
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The Celebration Day in the Honor of the Icon of the Mother of God “Life-giving Spring”
Christ is risen! This year, the Celebration Day in the Honor of the Icon of the Mother of God “Life-giving Spring” fell on Bright Friday. The divine service was...
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Christ is Risen!
Thy Resurrection, O Christ Our Savior, the Angels in Heaven sing. Enable us on Earth to Glorify Thee in Purity of Heart. Christ is risen from the dead, by...
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Lazarus Saturday
On Lazarus Saturday, the Divine Liturgy in our cathedral was led by Bishop Artemiy of Taganrog
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The plot of the TV channel "SPAS" about the Army Cathedral of Christ’s Resurrection
As part of the project of the TV channel “SPAS” about the revival of Russian shrines “Road”, a new issue dedicated to the temples of the South of Russia...
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Cathedral feast day
September 26, 2021, on the 14th week after Pentecost, on the day of the Founding of the Resurrection Cathedral (Holy Sepulchre) at Jerusalem, in our Cathedral the Divine Liturgy...
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The feast of the Procession of the Precious Wood of the Life-giving Cross of the Lord
On the feast of the Procession of the Precious Wood of the Life-giving Cross of the Lord, the Head of the Don Metropolia, Metropolitan Mercury of Rostov and Novocherkassk,...
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Visit of the Deputy Minister of Culture
Deputy Minister of Culture of the Russian Federation Alla Manilova during a working visit to the Rostov region, dedicated to the celebration of the 350th anniversary of Peter I,...
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