Cathedral of Theodore Tiron description and photos - Belarus: Pinsk (Topic)

Cathedral of Theodore Tiron description and photos - Belarus: Pinsk. Detailed information about the attraction. Description, photos and a map showing the nearest significant objects.

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The Cathedral of Theodore Tiron, or St. Fyodor's Cathedral in Lugi, is one of the youngest Orthodox churches in Pinsk. It was erected on the outskirts of the city in the residential area of Luga. Previously, there was no temple at this place.

The project of this atypical for the Belarusian church architecture of the cathedral was developed by the native of the city of Baranovichi, architect L.V. Makarevich in a retrospective Byzantine style. The Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia Alexy II came to Pinsk for the ceremony of laying the first stone of the cathedral in 1990.

The monumental white-stone structure is crowned with five black domes on round light drums. The bell tower of the cathedral reaches 55 meters.

The Holy Great Martyr Theodore Tiron is considered the Orthodox heavenly patron of the city of Pinsk and the patron of the Pinsk prince Fyodor Yaroslavich. It has been revered since the XIV century, when an icon lamp in front of the image of St. Theodore Tiron was always burning on the main gate of Pinsk.

Previously, there was a cathedral of Theodore Tiron in Pinsk. The stone building of the temple was built by Dominican monks in the 18th century. After the transfer of Pinsk to Russian jurisdiction, the Dominican church was closed and transferred to Orthodox Christians. It was this church that was rebuilt into the cathedral of Theodore Tiron.

During the battles for Pinsk in 1939, the cathedral was badly destroyed. An attempt to restore it ended in failure - the roof of the building collapsed, and the remaining ruins had to be completely destroyed. Unfortunately,

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