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The Cathedral of the Assumption of the Virgin or more properly the Cathedral of the
Dormition of the Mother of God The Dormition of the Mother of God is a Great Feast of the Eastern Orthodox, Oriental Orthodox, and Eastern Catholic Churches (except the East Syriac churches). It celebrates the "falling asleep" (death) of Mary the '' Theotokos'' ("Mother ...
(, ''Uspenskij kafedral'nyj sobor''; ) is the
Russian Orthodox The Russian Orthodox Church (ROC; ;), also officially known as the Moscow Patriarchate (), is an autocephaly, autocephalous Eastern Orthodox Church, Eastern Orthodox Christian church. It has 194 dioceses inside Russia. The Primate (bishop), p ...
cathedral of the diocese of
Tashkent Tashkent (), also known as Toshkent, is the Capital city, capital and List of cities in Uzbekistan, largest city of Uzbekistan. It is the most populous city in Central Asia, with a population of more than 3 million people as of April 1, 2024. I ...
in
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since 1945. The cathedral was built in 1871 and enlarged in the 1990s, the bell tower was rebuilt in 2010. The present building was built in 1871 and was dedicated to St. Panteleimon. An old church cemetery was replaced in the service of the Military Hospital of Tashkent. Like most parishes in Central Asia, the church was assigned in 1922 to the
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movement, which was promoted by the Bolsheviks. It was closed for worship in 1933 and in 1945 became a military depot. The church was restored and reopened for worship in December 1945. It was then devoted to the Dormition, and became the seat of the Bishop of Tashkent. File:Holy Assumption Catherdral Church 07.jpg File:Holy Assumption Catherdral Church 05.jpg File:Holy Assumption Catherdral Church 06.jpg File:Holy Assumption Catherdral Church 02.jpg File:Holy Assumption Catherdral Church 03.jpg File:Holy Assumption Catherdral Church 01.jpg File:Holy Assumption Catherdral Church 04.jpg File:Holy Assumption Catherdral Church 10.jpg File:Holy Assumption Catherdral Church 08.jpg File:Holy Assumption Catherdral Church 09.jpg The bell tower was rebuilt in the 1990s, next to the main dome. The interior was redecorated with more pomp, especially for the visit on 10 November 1996 by Patriarch Alexis II. The cathedral was remodeled and a new bell tower built in the spring of 2010.


See also

* Russian Orthodox Church in Uzbekistan *
Eastern Orthodoxy in Uzbekistan Eastern Orthodoxy in Uzbekistan refers to adherents and religious communities of Eastern Orthodox Christianity in Uzbekistan. Uzbekistan has a Muslim majority, but some 5% of the population are Eastern Orthodox Christians, mainly ethnic Russians. ...
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Assumption Cathedral (disambiguation) Assumption Cathedral may refer to any of a number of cathedrals consecrated to the Assumption of Mary in the Roman Catholic tradition. Europe Austria * Assumption of Mary Cathedral, Sankt Pölten * Cathedral of the Assumption of Mary and St. Ru ...
, other cathedrals with the same dedication


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