St. Catherine Church, Krasnodonetskaya
The Church of Saint Catherine () is a Russian Orthodox church in w:ru:Краснодонецкая, Krasnodonetskaya ''stanitsa'', Belokalitvinsky District, Rostov Oblast, Russia, that belongs to the w:ru:Волгодонская епархия, Diocese of Volgodnosk and was built in 1879. It is officially declared as object of cultural heritage of Russia of Regional significance. History Katerininskaya (now Krasnodonetskaya stanitsa) was founded in 1775 by the decree of Catherine II. The founder of the village was Prince Grigory Alexandrovich Potemkin. Initially it was situated on the low bank of Donets. The place was chosen unsuccessfully and in spring the village was flooded, so later it was decided to move it downstream. There was built the wooden Church of St. Catherine. Exclusively for the Church of St. Catherine was painted icon of St. Catherine of Alexandria, and the picture had a great resemblance to the Empress Catherine II. In 1835, the village was moved higher to the hi ...
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