Transfiguration Cathedral in Odesa

Church in Odesa, Ukraine

Church in Odesa, Ukraine

Transfiguration Cathedral
in Odesa

Спасо-Преображенський собор (Одеса)

46°28′59.44″N 30°43′51.75″E﻿ / ﻿46.4831778°N 30.7310417°E﻿ / 46.4831778; 30.7310417
Location| Soborna Square 3, Odesa
Country| Ukraine
Denomination| Eastern Orthodox
Website| Sobor.odessa.ua
History
Dedication| Transfiguration of Jesus
Architecture
Architect(s)| V.Vonrezant
Completed| 1795-1808
Specifications
Capacity| 9,000 (main)[1]
3,000 (underground)[1]
Length| 90.6 m [2]
Width| 46.6 m [2]
Height| 77 m (top cross bell tower)[3]
Floor area| 3,100 m2
Administration
Division| Moscow Patriarchate

Immovable Monument of Local Significance of Ukraine

Official name| Будівля Спасо-Преображенського собору, де поховано видатних людей м. Одеси й Південного регіону України – князя Воронцова М.С. та княгиню Воронцову Є.К. (Building of the Saviour-Transfiguration Cathedral, where prominent people of Odesa and the southern region of Ukraine, prince M. S. Vorontsov and princess Y. K. Vorontsova, are buried)
Type| History
Reference no.| 35-Од

The Transfiguration Cathedral in Odesa is the Orthodox Cathedral in Odesa, Ukraine, dedicated to the Transfiguration of Jesus and belongs to the Ukrainian Orthodox Church (Moscow Patriarchate). It was severely damaged by a Russian missile attack on Odesa on July 23, 2023.[4]

## History

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The first and foremost church in the city of Odesa, the cathedral was founded in 1794 by Gavril Bănulescu-Bodoni. Construction lagged several years behind schedule and the newly appointed governor of New Russia, Armand-Emmanuel de Vignerot du Plessis, Duc de Richelieu, employed the Italian architect Francesco Frappoli to complete the edifice.[5]

The cathedral was designated the main church of New Russia in 1808. It was continuously expanded throughout the 19th century. The belltower was built between 1825 and 1837, and the refectory connecting it to the main church several years later. The interior was lined with polychrome marble, and the icon screen also was made of marble.[citation needed]

Several churches in the region, including the Nativity Cathedral in Chişinău, were built in conscious imitation of the Odesa church. The cathedral was the burial place of the bishops of Tauride, including Saint Innocent of Kherson, and Prince Mikhail Semyonovich Vorontsov, the famous governor of New Russia.[citation needed]

The original structure was demolished by the Soviets in 1936. It was rebuilt starting from 1999. The new cathedral was consecrated in 2003. The remains of Prince Vorontsov and his wife were reburied in the cathedral. There is a statue of him on the cathedral square. On 11 November 2023 the monumental status of this sculpture was scrapped in order to comply with 2023 derussification-laws.[6]

The cathedral bells are controlled by an electronic device capable of playing 99 melodies.[citation needed]

On July 23, 2023, the cathedral was severely damaged by a Russian missile attack.[4][7] UNESCO strongly condemned repeated attacks by Russia on World Heritage sites in Ukraine, including the Transfiguration Cathedral.[8]

## Gallery

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* The belltower and the main entrance

* The total view

* The Cathedral Square in the early 20th century

* The icon screen in a side chapel

* Interior of the cathedral after the missile attack

## See also

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* List of largest Eastern Orthodox church buildings

## References

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1. ^ a b "ОДЕССА:СОБОР,ЩО ПРЕОБРАЖАЄ". Risu.Orh.ua.
2. ^ a b "Прошлое и будущее Одесского Кафедрального Спасо-Преображенского собора". Sobor.Odessa.ua.
3. ^ "Спасо-преображенский кафедральный интернет". Sobor.Odessa.ua. Archived from the original on March 6, 2012. Retrieved January 26, 2019.
4. ^ a b "Разрушения колоссальные, половину крыши снесло: последствия удара РФ по собору в Одессе". RBK. July 23, 2023.
5. ^ Brumfield, William Craft, ed. (2001). Commerce in Russian urban culture : 1861–1914. Washington, DC: Woodrow Wilson Center Press [u.a.] ISBN 0801867509.
6. ^ "The government has adopted a decision that removes the protection status from a number of monuments of the Soviet and imperial era" (in Ukrainian). Istorychna Pravda. November 11, 2023. Retrieved November 15, 2023.
7. ^ "Damage to the Odesa Transfiguration Cathedral (video)". New York Times. July 23, 2023.
8. ^ "Odesa: UNESCO strongly condemns repeated attacks against cultural heritage, including World Heritage". United Nations. July 23, 2023.

## External links

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* Official website
* Transfiguration Cathedral (Odesa)

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Tourist attractions in Odesa, Ukraine

Buildings|

* Bristol Hotel
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* Derybasivska Street
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* Soborna Square
* Yevropeiska Square

Parks and gardens|

* Arcadia Park
* Botanical Garden
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* Transfiguration Park
* Victory Park
* Odesa Zoo

Beaches|

* Arcadia Beach
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Other|

* Chornomorets Stadium
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| Chernihiv|

* Boris and Gleb Cathedral
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Dnipro|

* Holy Trinity Cathedral
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Donetsk|

* Transfiguration Cathedral

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* Annunciation Cathedral
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Kherson|

* Candlemas Cathedral [uk]

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* Transfiguration Cathedral

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* St. Panteleimon's Cathedral
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Lutsk|

* Holy Trinity Cathedral

Lviv|

* Intercession Cathedral [uk]

Nizhyn|

* St. Nicholas Cathedral

Odesa|

* Transfiguration Cathedral

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* Chersonesus Cathedral
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* Resurrection Cathedral [uk]

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* Uzhhorod Orthodox Cathedral

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* Transfiguration Cathedral

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* St. Michael's Cathedral [uk]

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| Kyiv|

* Resurrection Cathedral
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* St. Alexander Cathedral

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Lviv|

* Latin Cathedral
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* Holy Cross Cathedral

Zhytomyr|

* St. Sophia Cathedral

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| Lviv|

* Armenian Cathedral of Lviv

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| Odesa|

* Lutheran Cathedral of St. Paul [uk]

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