Intercession Cathedral, Kharkiv
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| other name = Pokrovskyi Cathedral
| native_name = Собор Покрови Пресвятої Богородиці
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| location = Kharkiv
| country = Ukraine
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| denomination = Eastern Orthodox church
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| style = Ukrainian Baroque
| years built = 1659-1689
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The Intercession Cathedral ({{Langx|uk|Собор Покрови Пресвятої Богородиці}}) or Pokrovskyi Cathedral ({{Lang|uk|Покровський собор}}) is the oldest cathedral in Kharkiv, Ukraine, built in 1689. In addition to the cathedral, the monastery complex includes the seminary, Kharkiv episcopal residence, and the Church of the Mother of God Ozerianska.
History
The first wooden church was built in the first half of the XVII century and consecrated in the honour of Intercession of the Theotokos. In 1659 local Cossacks decided to construct a stone temple. It was finished by 1689 and consecrated by the bishop {{ill|Abraham Ukhov|ru|Авраамий (Юхов)}}. The stone church was designed in a traditional Russian way — three-domed basilica placed on a warm ‘winter’ temple. The upper part was connected to the bell tower with a narthex gallery.{{sfn|Denisov|2019}}
In 1726 the bishop {{ill|Epiphanius Tikhorsky|ru|Епифаний (Тихорский)}} and the field marshal Mikhail Mikhailovich Golitsyn established the {{ill|Intercession Monastery, Kharkiv|uk|Покровський чоловічий монастир (Харків)}}. The monastery complex included a collegium, the first higher education establishment in Kharkiv.
The Intercession Church was restored in 1729 and equipped with new church ware. In 1732 the bell tower received a 1.6 tonn new bell. In 1799—1846 the church had a status of a cathedral. It was closed in the 1920s and decayed for more than 30 years. In 1992 it was returned under management of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church.{{cite web
|language = ru
|url = https://mykharkov.info/news/velikolepnaya-semerka-7-samyh-staryh-zdanij-harkova-67446.html
|title = Великолепная семерка: 7 самых старых зданий Харькова
|trans-title = The Magnificent Seven: 7 oldest buildings in Kharkiv
|publisher = My Kharkiv
|date = 2021-03-28
|accessdate = 2022-03-15
}}
Gallery
File:Universitetskaya Gorka 1840s.jpg|Engraving from the 1840s
File:Pokrovsky Monastery in Kharkov.jpg|Postcard from the 1910s
File:Pokrovsky Monastery in Kharkiv by Lypko S. 9.jpg|The monastery in 2016
References
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Sources
- {{cite book
|last=Denisov
|first=Leonid
|year=2019
|title=1100 православных монастырей Российской империи
|trans-title=1100 Orthodox monasteries of Russian Empire
|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=WBCGDwAAQBAJ&dq=%D1%85%D0%B0%D1%80%D1%8C%D0%BA%D0%BE%D0%B2+%D0%BF%D0%BE%D0%BA%D1%80%D0%BE%D0%B2%D1%81%D0%BA%D0%B8%D0%B9+%D0%BC%D0%BE%D0%BD%D0%B0%D1%81%D1%82%D1%8B%D1%80%D1%8C&pg=PT1136
|isbn=9785041532109
}}
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Category:Cathedrals in Kharkiv
Category:Eastern Orthodox cathedrals in Ukraine