The Cathedral of the Holy Virgin Protection ( uk, Храм Покрови Пресвятої Божої Матері) is a
Ukrainian Orthodox church
The history of Christianity in Ukraine dates back to the earliest centuries of the history of Christianity, to the Apostolic Age, with mission trips along the Black Sea and a legend of Saint Andrew even ascending the hills of Kyiv. The first Ch ...
located in
Mariupol
Mariupol (, ; uk, Маріу́поль ; russian: Мариу́поль) is a city in Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine. It is situated on the northern coast (Pryazovia) of the Sea of Azov, at the mouth of the Kalmius River. Prior to the 2022 Russian i ...
,
Ukraine
Ukraine ( uk, Україна, Ukraïna, ) is a country in Eastern Europe. It is the second-largest European country after Russia, which it borders to the east and northeast. Ukraine covers approximately . Prior to the ongoing Russian inv ...
.
History
The stone building was built between 2007 and 2020 and designed by architect Stanislaw Stolow (Russian: Станислав Столов).
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/ref> The bell tower of the church has ten bells. They were installed in 2012, the main bell weighs 4.2 tons, and the weight of the smallest bell is 18 kilograms. The largest cross weighs two tons, and the weight of the side cross is 730 kilograms. The height of the cathedral is 84.3 meters.
See also
* List of cathedrals in Ukraine
List of cathedrals in Ukraine and cathedral temples that includes temples that used to have cathedra.
All of the Russian Orthodox Church temples in Ukraine are organized as the Ukrainian Orthodox Church. Since 1992 there has been a movement to org ...
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Cathedrals in Ukraine
Culture in Mariupol
Buildings and structures in Mariupol
Ukrainian Orthodox Church (Moscow Patriarchate) cathedrals
Churches completed in 2020
2007 establishments in Ukraine
21st-century Eastern Orthodox church buildings