Trinity Cathedral () is a church and architectural monument in
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, the center of the of the
Zaporozhian Sich
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. It was built in 1772–1781 by the folk architect out of wood.
In its construction and composition, the Trinity Cathedral stands out among
wooden churches of Ukraine
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, as it is the only surviving wooden nine-domed church in the country.
History
The founders of the Trinity Cathedral are
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Antin Holovaty
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, Sich Cossacks, elder M. Petrenko and others.
The building is a nine-domed symmetrical composition, with the tallest dome in the center (around 65 meters), four lower domes in facing cardinal directions, and four even lower ones between them. It has three thrones, dedicated to the Trinity, apostoles
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The Trinity Cathedral was renovated in 1830. In 1887–1888, it was rebuilt according to the old style with some changes by the restorer . The bell tower of the cathedral was built after the reconstruction.
During the Soviet period, the cathedral was used as a storehouse. The attitude of the authorities towards the cathedral at the time is reflected in
Oles Honchar
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's novel
''The Cathedral''.
As of 2012, the monument was in need of renovation, as it was not renovated for over 130 years. The restoration begun in August of 2012. The building underwent another restoration in 2021.
Gallery
File:Holy Trinity church, Novomoskovsk (1920-2-DJI 0020 1 2 3 4 tonemapped-1-scaled).jpg, Aerial view of the cathedral
File:Новомосковськ Троїцький собор дзвіниця.jpg, Bell tower
File:Троїцький собор у Новомосковську (нині реконструюється).JPG, The cathedral in 2012
File:Свято - Троїцький собор 02.jpg, The cathedral and the bell tower in 2010
File:Новомосковськ Троїцький собор меморіальна дошка.jpg, Plaque commemorating 240th anniversary of the consecration of the cathedral
File:Новомосковськ Троїцький собор Інтер'єр під час реставрації (2020).jpg, Interior during restoration
References
Literature
* ''Догаль С.'' (м. Дніпропетровськ)
''Собор без риштування''. Оспіваний у знаменитому романі Олеся Гончара храм може розвалитися будь-якої миті//
Україна Молода. — 2020. — № 164 (
7 вересня).
* Енциклопедія українознавства : Словникова частина :
11 т./ Наукове товариство імені Шевченка ; гол. ред. проф., д-р Володимир Кубійович. — Париж — Нью-Йорк : Молоде життя, 1955—1995. — ISBN 5-7707-4049-3.
* ''Зінченко А. Л.'
Троїцький собор у Новоселиці (Новомосковську)// Енциклопедія історії України : у 10 т. / редкол.: В. А. Смолій (голова) та ін. ; Інститут історії України НАН України. — К. : Наукова думка, 2013. — Т. 10 : Т — Я. — С. 156. — ISBN 978-966-00-1359-9.
* Нариси історії архітектури Укр. РСР. — К., 1957.
* ''Харлан О''
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* ''П. Г.'' Запорожский храм в Новомосковске // Киевская старина. — 1888. — т. ХХ., январь, февраль, март. — С. 41-48.
Sources
Катерина Липа "Троїцький собор " // Український тиждень*
ttps://periscope.com.ua/v-kadre/troickiy-sobor-v-novomoskovske Троицкий Собор в Новомосковске. Фотопутешествие Religious buildings and structures completed in 1781
Ukrainian Baroque church buildings
Buildings and structures in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast
Eastern Orthodox cathedrals in Ukraine