The Church of the Holy Equal-to-the-Apostles Prince Vladimir is a

Russian Orthodox Russian Orthodoxy (russian: Русское православие) is the body of several churches within the larger communion of Eastern Orthodox Christianity, whose liturgy is or was traditionally conducted in Church Slavonic language. Most ...

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 ...

of the

Diocese of Makhachkala The Diocese of Makhachkala is a diocese of the Russian Orthodox Church on the territory of Dagestan, Ingushetia and Chechnya with its seat in the city of Makhachkala, the capital of the Republic of Dagestan, Russia. The main temple is the Cat ...

, located in the city of

Makhachkala Makhachkala ( rus, Махачкала, , məxətɕkɐˈla, links=yes),; av, Махӏачхъала, Maħaçqala; ce, ХӀинжа-ГӀала, Hinƶa-Ġala; az, Маһачгала, Mahaçqala; nog, Махачкала; lbe, Махачкъала; ...

, the capital of the Russian

Republic of Dagestan Dagestan ( ; rus, Дагеста́н, , dəɡʲɪˈstan, links=yes), officially the Republic of Dagestan (russian: Респу́блика Дагеста́н, Respúblika Dagestán, links=no), is a republics of Russia, republic of Russia sit ...

History

The

was built on the initiative of the

Head of the Republic of Dagestan The Head of the Republic of Dagestan is the highest official and the head of the executive power of the Republic of Dagestan. The Head is Dagestan’s Head of State and Head of Government. The Head of Dagestan’s duty is to ensure compliance wi ...

Ramazan Abdulatipov Ramazan Gadzhimuradovich Abdulatipov ( av, Рамазан ГІабдулатІипов; russian: Рамазан Гаджимурадович Абдулатипов; born 4 August 1946) is a Russian politician and professor of Avar heritage. He s ...

, according to whose idea a

temple A temple (from the Latin ) is a building reserved for spiritual rituals and activities such as prayer and sacrifice. Religions which erect temples include Christianity (whose temples are typically called churches), Hinduism (whose temples ...

and a

mosque A mosque (; from ar, مَسْجِد, masjid, ; literally "place of ritual prostration"), also called masjid, is a place of prayer for Muslims. Mosques are usually covered buildings, but can be any place where prayers ( sujud) are performed, ...

were built on both sides of the Government building.Church of the Holy Equal-to-the-Apostles Grand Duke Vladimir opened in Makhachkala
/ref> Construction began in 2015. The cathedral was completed and

consecrated Consecration is the solemn dedication to a special purpose or service. The word ''consecration'' literally means "association with the sacred". Persons, places, or things can be consecrated, and the term is used in various ways by different grou ...

in May 2016. Funds for the construction were donated by Abdulatipov himself. The cathedral was built in the so-called Dagestan style, and it can be distinguished from the mosque located nearby only by the cross. The cathedral was built on the site where the Cathedral of

St. 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 ...

(1891-1952) was before it was demolished in 1952.

Opening

The grand opening took place on May 7, 2016, on Saturday of

Bright Week Bright Week, Pascha Week or Renewal Week ( el, Διακαινήσιμος Ἑβδομάς) is the name used by the Eastern Orthodox and Byzantine Rite Catholic Churches for the period of seven days beginning on Easter and continuing up to (but n ...

, in a solemn atmosphere with the presence of the Head of the Republic Dagestan,

, Chairman of the Government of the Republic of Dagestan, Speaker of the Parliament of Dagestan, Mayor of Makhachkala, representatives of the

muftiate A muftiate (alternative spelling: muftiyat) bs, Muftijstvo or ; sq, Myftini; bg, мюфтийство; kk, мүфтият; russian: Муфтият; tt-Cyrl, мөфтият; ro, muftiat; uk, Муфтіят) is an administrative territorial en ...

and the Jewish community of the republic.Ramazan Abdulatipov took part in the opening of the Temple in honor of the Holy Equal-to-the-Apostles Prince Vladimir
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Notes

{{DEFAULTSORT:Church of the Holy Equal-to-the-Apostles Prince Vladimir of MakhachkaӀa Cultural heritage monuments in Dagestan Religious buildings and structures in Dagestan Objects of cultural heritage of Russia of regional significance Churches completed in 2016 Russian Orthodox cathedrals in Russia

History

Opening

See also

Notes