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Holy Trinity Cathedral, Jerusalem

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In 1895 to 1897, the cathedral was renovated. The process included repairing the roof and fixing the blind area. Further, the glutinous paints on the walls of the Cathedral were scraped off, with three interiors painted white. Then the cathedral was decorated with sacred images. Next to the altar an
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The Cathedral of the Holy Trinity was officially founded on 11 September 1860. In 1864 the outside was completed, but the construction was suspended due to budgetary issues. By 1872 the cathedral was luxuriously inaugurated, in a ceremony where
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with one central nave and two side aisles, and two lateral rooms in the shape of rounded apses completing the cross-shaped layout. The cathedral is built from white stone, with eight
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The author of the project was German-Russian architect, Martin Eppinger. It was originally supposed to be consecrated as the church of St.
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and barely contains chairs. Most of the worshippers are praying to stand, as is customary in Orthodox churches.
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Lahav Harkov. (18 April 2022). "Putin demands Russia gain control of Jerusalem church as promised".
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of the Russian Orthodox Church. The ownership of the church is undetermined as it is part of an
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AP staff. (30 January 2020). "Putin meets Netanyahu, reserves judgement on Middle East plan".
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between Russia and Israel apparently centered on the arrest of an
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Russian Orthodox church in the Russian compound in Jerusalem
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participated. Since then the cathedral has been used by
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Affiliation
Russian Orthodox Church
Year consecrated
Jerusalem
Geographic coordinates
31°46′54″N 35°13′23″E / 31.78159°N 35.223005°E / 31.78159; 35.223005
Architect(s)
Martin Eppinger
Style
Byzantine Revival
Hebrew
Russian Orthodox Church
Russian Compound
Jerusalem
Russian Orthodox Ecclesiastical Mission in Jerusalem
Martin Eppinger
cruciform
basilica
steeples
murals
Duke Nicholas
pilgrims
Alexander Nevsky
Alexander II
Holy Trinity
British Mandate
Russian Orthodox Church Outside of Russia
first Arab-Israeli war
From 1948

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