The Alexander Nevsky Cathedral (russian: Собор Александра Невского) is a Russian Orthodox

cathedral A cathedral is a church that contains the '' cathedra'' () of a bishop, thus serving as the central church of a diocese, conference, or episcopate. Churches with the function of "cathedral" are usually specific to those Christian denomination ...

in the Diocese of Tver, located on Station Square in the intersection of Tchaikovsky Prospekt and Komintern Prospekt in

Tver Tver ( rus, Тверь, p=tvʲerʲ) is a city and the administrative centre of Tver Oblast, Russia. It is northwest of Moscow. Population: Tver was formerly the capital of a powerful medieval state and a model provincial town in the Russian ...

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. Built between 2010 and 2015, it stands on the site of the former Church of Alexander Nevsky, built between 1891 and 1893, closed in 1929, and demolished in 1982.

History

Work began on the building of the church in 1891. Civil engineer F. N. Malinovsky undertook the project and started construction, which lasted until 1893. The new church was consecrated in the name of the Holy Prince

Alexander Nevsky Alexander Yaroslavich Nevsky (russian: Александр Ярославич Невский; ; 13 May 1221 – 14 November 1263) served as Prince of Novgorod (1236–40, 1241–56 and 1258–1259), Grand Prince of Kiev (1236–52) and Grand P ...

, the

patron saint A patron saint, patroness saint, patron hallow or heavenly protector is a saint who in Catholicism, Anglicanism, or Eastern Orthodoxy is regarded as the heavenly advocate of a nation, place, craft, activity, class, clan, family, or perso ...

of the reigning emperor,

Alexander III of Russia Alexander III ( rus, Алекса́ндр III Алекса́ндрович, r=Aleksandr III Aleksandrovich; 10 March 18451 November 1894) was Emperor of Russia, King of Poland and Grand Duke of Finland from 13 March 1881 until his death in 18 ...

. Its architectural design was typical for the period, which reflected traditional 17th century Russian architectural styles. The view of the station completes the main road. In 1929 the church was closed, and the building was redeveloped several times for a variety of uses, and it lost its bell tower, five domes, and wall decorations. Finally, in 1982, its disfigured skeleton was destroyed as part of the reconstruction of Tver railway station. In 1999 a cross was erected on the site of the cathedral.Храм в честь св. блгв. кн. Александра Невского
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Reconstruction

Following the

dissolution of the Soviet Union The dissolution of the Soviet Union, also negatively connoted as rus, Разва́л Сове́тского Сою́за, r=Razvál Sovétskogo Soyúza, ''Ruining of the Soviet Union''. was the process of internal disintegration within the Sov ...

, it was decided to rebuild the cathedral. In 2009, the Initiative Group (Board of Trustees) was formed, which included businessmen and distinguished men of the city. During the ceremony of laying the foundation stone, the relics of , Archbishop of Tver were interred in the cathedral. The work was fully completed in 2015 and the Cathedral held its first service on Easter Sunday, 12 April 2015.

References

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