St. Nicholas Cathedral (; ; ) is the main church of the Kuopio Orthodox Parish in

Väinölänniemi Väinölänniemi is a district in the city of Kuopio, Finland. It is more commonly known for the Väinölänniemi Peninsula (nicknamed Vänäri), located in this district and surrounded by Kallavesi, with its beaches, sports fields and park area ...

Kuopio Kuopio ( , ) is a city in Finland and the regional capital of North Savo. It is located in the Finnish Lakeland. The population of Kuopio is approximately , while the Kuopio sub-region, sub-region has a population of approximately . It is the mos ...

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, and also the seat of the Orthodox Diocese of

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. The church was completed in 1903 and is dedicated to the memory of

Saint Nicholas Saint Nicholas of Myra (traditionally 15 March 270 – 6 December 343), also known as Nicholas of Bari, was an early Christian bishop of Greeks, Greek descent from the maritime city of Patara (Lycia), Patara in Anatolia (in modern-day Antalya ...

. The church, built between 1902 and 1903, was designed by the master builder Aleksander Isakson from Vyborg. The facade is plastered and painted to look like red brick, but there is also genuine brick under the plaster. In appearance, it resembles red-brick simultaneous garrison churches.Pentti Pulkkinen: ''Kirkkoarkkitehtuuri 1850-luvulta nykypäiviin'', p. 502. EteläSuomen kustannus Oy Lieto, 1979. ISBN 951-9064-29-X. (in Finnish) The

iconostasis In Eastern Christianity, an iconostasis () is a wall of icons and religious paintings, separating the nave from the sanctuary in a Church (building), church. ''Iconostasis'' also refers to a portable icon stand that can be placed anywhere withi ...

was made at the Alexander Nevsky Lavra in

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and was donated by Nikolay Bobrikov, the Governor-General of Finland.Pyhän Nikolaoksen katedraali
- Kuopion Tori (in Finnish) There are eight bells in the cathedral. The church was consecrated by the second Orthodox Archbishop of Finland, Archbishop in 1904.Pyhän Nikolaoksen katedraali
- Suomen ortodoksinen kirkko (in Finnish) The church was renovated in 2003-2004 and reopened by Archbishop Leo Makkonen in 2004. During the renovation, the gilding of the iconostasis was renewed and the interiors of the cathedral were completely renovated.

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St. Nicholas' Church
- Kuopio Orthodox Parish (in Finnish) Buildings and structures in Kuopio Finnish Orthodox cathedrals Tourist attractions in North Savo {{Finland-EO-church-stub

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