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
300th Anniversary of Army Cathedral of Christ's Resurrection
On September 26 the Church celebrates the Founding of the Resurrection Church at Jerusalem. In honor of this event, the oldest stone temple on the Don, our Army Cathedral...
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Chorus "Revival"
On September 22, the Sunday before the Exaltation of the Cross, the choir “Revival” of the farm Staropoltavskiy of the Konstantinovsky district of Rostov region sang at the Divine...
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Working Meeting
On September 12, 2019, the head of the Aksai district Vitaly Ivanovich Borzenko visited the Army Cathedral of Christ’s Resurrection. During a working meeting with the senior priest Valery...
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Restoration of the bell tower
The bell tower of the Army Cathedral of Christ’s Resurrection is a little younger than the temple itself and was built in 1730. Like the cathedral, it is unique...
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Restoration of the Iconostasis
The first thing that strikes at the entrance to the Army Cathedral of Christ’s Resurrection is the majestic carved iconostasis of 149 images of the Lord, the Virgin, saints...
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Preparing for the anniversary
In 2019, 300 years have passed since the construction of the Army Cathedral of Christ’s Resurrection. The cathedral feast day will be celebrated on September 26 and is called...
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266th Anniversary of Matvey Ivanovich Platov Birth
On August 17, 2019, a holiday was held in the village Starocherkasskaya, dedicated to the 266th anniversary of the birth of the legendary Cossack, General of cavalry, don ataman...
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Metropolitan Mercury: «The Power of the Life-giving Cross of the Lord Saves, Protects, Preserves, Admonishes and Instructs us»
On August 14, 2019, the feast of the Procession of the Precious Wood of the Life-giving Cross of the Lord, the day of the assumption fast start, the Head...
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