The Military Cathedral of Christ's Resurrection () was built between 1706 and 1719 as the first stone church in the Lower
Don region. It was the main Christian shrine of the
Don Cossack Host in the 18th century.
[М. Астапенко. История донского казачества. Донской издательский дом, 1999. Стр. 240.] It is situated in the
stanitsa of
Starocherkasskaya (the former city of Cherkassk),
Rostov Oblast, Russia.
History
In 1650, during the siege of
Azov, the defending Cossacks vowed to build a wooden cathedral on the square where the cossack leaders held assemblies. Because of frequent fires in Cherkassk (the former name of the town), the cathedral burned twice.
The stone cathedral had been being built from 1706 to 1719. It was constructed in contrary with
Peter I's decree banning the construction of stone buildings anywhere except for
St. Petersburg. However, in view of political necessity, Peter himself contributed to construction works, helping with money and gifting utensils, and is said to have personally taken a symbolic part in the process of construction, putting a few bricks on the plaster (this fact is stated on the commemorative inscription made, however, already in the 19th century). It is also believed that the main construction works were carried out by architects from
Moscow
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, who were specially sent by the
Tsar.
Description
Resurrection Cathedral has a height of 49 metres. It was built in the
Cossack Baroque style by an unknown architect.
[Н. Мининков. Донское казачество в эпоху позднего средневековья. Изд-во Ростовского университета, 1998. Стр. 452.]
Near the entrance to the cathedral one can see walled massive chains, in which was allegedly chained
Stepan Razin before he had been sent to be executed. Close to the chains, in the gallery, there is also kept ashes of Ataman Kirill Yakovlev.
Starocherkassk Army Ressurection Cathedral 12 (4146896545).jpg, Baroque
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iconostasis
Ансамбль войскового Воскресенского собора - собор.JPG, General view of the cathedral compound
STCHK Kolokolnya.jpg, Separately standing bell tower is traditional for Russian architecture of the 17th century.
References
Sources
Шадрина А. В. Когда Старочеркасский воскресенский храм стал собором// Донской временник. Год 2016-й / Дон. гос. публ. б-ка. Ростов-на-Дону, 2015. Вып. 24. С. 98–101.
Кирьянова С. А. Иконописец Егор Грек и иконостас Воскресенского собора Старочеркасска// Донской временник. Год 2016-й / Дон. гос. публ. б-ка. Ростов-на-Дону, 2015. Вып. 24. С. 102–106.
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Churches in Rostov Oblast
Russian Orthodox cathedrals in Russia
Churches completed in 1719
Cultural heritage monuments of federal significance in Rostov Oblast