The Church of the Nativity (, , Cathedral of the Nativity of the Lord in Tiraspol), also known as the Cathedral of the Birth of Christ (, Cathedral of the Nativity of Christ) , is the largest and newest church in

Tiraspol Tiraspol (, ; also /; , ; , ) is the capital and largest city of Transnistria, a breakaway state of Moldova, where it is the third-largest city. The city is located on the eastern bank of the Dniester River. Tiraspol is a regional hub of cul ...

, the capital of

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. It is a

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completed in 1999 to serve as the

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of the Orthodox Christian Diocese of Tiraspol. Celebrations marking the completion of the cathedral included, among other things, the issuing of a series of postage stamps featuring the church (see Transnistrian stamps issued for

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1999). In 2001, the cathedral's image was displayed on the principal

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struck for a commemorative series of

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and

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currency featuring Orthodox Temples of Transnistria.

Sources

Sobor-Tiraspol.com: О соборе — Кафедральный собор Рождества Христова
(accessed 16 February 2024) * J. Solak, ''Mołdawia: republika na trzy pęknięta. Historyczno-społeczny, militarny i geopolityczny wymiar „zamrożonego konfliktu” o Naddniestrze'', Wydawnictwo Adam Marszałek, Toruń 2014, , p. 71

(accessed 16 February 2024) * ttps://diocese-tiras.org ИСТОРИЯ(history of the diocese of Tiras) (accessed 16 February 2024)
President.gospmr.ru: Патриарх Московский и всея Руси Кирилл: «Осуществилось желание моего сердца – посетить приднестровскую землю». Официальный сайт Президента ПМР
(accessed 16 February 2024) * P. Oleksy, ''Wspólnota z przypadku. Studium tożsamości mieszkańców Naddniestrza'', Instytut Kultury Europejskiej, Gniezno 2016, p. 55 & 57

External links

Orthodox Wiki Diocese of Tiraspol-Dubossary
Cathedrals in Transnistria Churches completed in 1999 20th-century Eastern Orthodox church buildings

Buildings and structures in Tiraspol 1999 establishments in Moldova {{Transnistria-stub