The Cathedral of the Holy Blessed Prince Aleksander Nevsky is the Cathedral of the Simferopol and Crimean Diocese of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church (Moscow Patriarchate) . The main Orthodox cathedral of Yalta , one of the attractions of the city; located at ul. Sadovaya, 2.
| Orthodox Church | |
| St. Alexander Nevsky Cathedral | |
|---|---|
 Nevsky Cathedral in Yalta | |
| A country | Russia / Ukraine [1] |
| City | Yalta , Sadovaya street, 2 |
| Denomination | Orthodoxy |
| Diocese | Simferopol and Crimean diocese |
| Architectural style | |
| Established | |
| Construction | 1891 - 1902 |
| Status | Protected by the state 911711040770005 |
| condition | Active cathedral |
History
The construction of the cathedral was inextricably linked with the Russian imperial house, the patron saint of which was considered Alexander Nevsky . The cathedral was built in honor of the Russian emperor Alexander II , who died at the hands of the people's volunteers .
The Construction Committee, established on March 1, 1890, was headed by the famous Yalta engineer and local historian A. L. Bertier-Delagard . Large amounts were donated by the noble townspeople B.V. Khvoshchinsky and I.F. Tokmakov , a piece of land was donated by Baron A. L. Wrangel . The architects were N.P. Krasnov and P.K. Terebenev, the project of which was personally approved by Emperor Alexander III .
The laying of the first stone on March 1, 1891 , on the tenth anniversary of the death of the emperor, was attended by Empress Maria Fedorovna. The consecration of the cathedral took place on December 4, 1902 in the presence of Emperor Nicholas II , his family and retinue.
The two-tier, with open galleries, Yalta Cathedral is built in the Neo-Russian style and is decorated with numerous decorative elements: pilasters, Kyoto, portals, hearts, a tent porch. An elegant look was given to him by white and pink tones. Near the cathedral, a three-tier bell tower was built, 11 bells for which were cast in Moscow . The icons for the cathedral were painted by masters from Mstera in the Vladimir province .
The interior was designed by architect S.P. Kroshechkin, the iconostasis , the dome and walls were painted by Kiev artist I. Murashko. The mosaic with the image of the holy prince on the outside of the temple was made by the students of the Venetian A. Salviati. Domes of the temple were covered with gold.
A church house was built near the cathedral in the style of an old Russian tower in the project of architect M. I. Kotenkov. In 1908, the construction of a three-story house was completed, which housed a parish school in honor of Tsarevich Alexei, a shelter for patients with tuberculosis , a meeting room of the Alexander Nevsky Brotherhood.
The Orthodox Alexander Nevsky Brotherhood was engaged in charity work, the organization of parish schools and missionary activities, and during the First World War, also with the help of the wounded and the arrangement of infirmaries and sanatoriums .
The first rector of the cathedral, which became the favorite temple of the Yalta residents, was A. Ya. Ternovsky, who had previously served at the Yalta Church of John Chrysostom .
“On August 20, 1923, archpriest Sergiy Bazhenov and archbishop Alexander Vvedensky, authorized by the renovation church, arrived in Yalta, accompanied by an agent from the Simferopol department of the GPU. They proposed transferring to the renovation church the Alexander Nevsky Cathedral, transferred by registration, approved by the People’s Commissar of the Crimean Republic on July 25, 1923 No. 5 of the Alexander Nevsky Religious Community. A subscription was taken from representatives of the community to keep the conversation secret, but they did not obey this demand as illegal. Then Bazhenov made a provocative statement that everyone who recognizes the Patriarch is counter-revolutionary, from the point of view of state power, the only acceptable church is the Renovationist church, therefore, all others who do not even remember the Patriarch are counter-revolutionary, and threatened with repression. Half an hour later, the abbot of the Yalta Cathedral (after refusing to transfer it to A. Vvedensky) was called to the Yalta department of the GPU, and after 3 days the rest of the Yalta clergy was charged with commemorating Tikhon and sending him an address with a greeting welcoming him to take control of the Church " [2] .
In 1938 the temple was closed, the bells sent for re-melting. A sports club was organized in the cathedral, and the Teacher’s House in the school building.
Divine services in the cathedral were resumed in 1942 , after the establishment of the German administration in Crimea. After the liberation of Crimea, the temple was registered as actually operating.
The premises of the parish school were returned only almost half a century later; since 1995, a comprehensive school has been operating in it and about 100 children are studying.
In the 1990s, high-altitude work on the domes of the Temple was carried out by a team of industrial climbers led by the famous Soviet climber and rescuer, a resident of Alushta, Elvira Nasonova [3] .
Notes
- ↑ This geographical feature is located on the territory of the Crimean Peninsula , most of which is the subject of territorial disagreements between Russia , which controls the disputed territory, and Ukraine , within the borders of which the disputed territory is recognized by the international community. According to the federal structure of Russia , the subjects of the Russian Federation are located in the disputed territory of Crimea - the Republic of Crimea and the city of federal significance Sevastopol . According to the administrative division of Ukraine , the regions of Ukraine are located in the disputed territory of Crimea - the Autonomous Republic of Crimea and the city with special status Sevastopol .
- ↑ http://korolev.msk.ru/books/dc/Rpc22y_1913289.txt
- ↑ Nasonova Elvira Timofeevna . http://mountain.kg (2015).