The Cathedral of the Resurrection of Christ (Luga Town)

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The Cathedral of the Resurrection of Christ (Luga Town, 54 Kirov Street). In 1869 the trusteeship for building a new church was organised in connection with considerable growth of the parish people of the cathedral of St. Catherine the Martyr in the town of Luga. The design of a three-altar cathedral in the Russian-Byzantine style by the architect V.V. Vindelbandt was approved on 10 December 1870. The laying of the foundation stone took place in 1873, the cathedral was built with using private donations. The merchant A.I. Bolotov headed the council on building. The building was stopped in connection with the shortage of money, the project was remade with the purpose of the reduction of prices (the architect G.I. Karpov). A set of five domes was replaced by one big dome which was surrounded with eight small domes; the bell tower was decreased, the most part of outside decorations was removed. The cathedral was built in 1884, the finish work was completed in 1887, the main altar was consecrated on 20 September 1887. Later the northern (left) side-altar of the Dormition of the Mother of God, on 12 November 1896 Ioann Kronstadsky consecrated the southern side-altar of the Apostle John the Theologian. There were some especially respected objects of worship: the Pechori Icon of the Dormition of the Mother of God, a copy of the miracle-working Cherements Icon of the Apostle John the Theologian (the religious procession with this icon from the Cheremenetsky Monastery of St. John the Theologian to the cathedral took place every year in May). Four chapels were attached to the cathedral: a chapel in the town garden, a chapel at the market, a chapel in the environs of the village of Rakovichi, a chapel in the environs of the village of Estomichi; a church-school and trusteeship worked at the cathedral. After establishing the Luga suffragancy in July 1917 the cathedral became the main one. It was repaired in summer 1936. In 1937 all members of the cathedral clergy were arrested and in December they were shot. The cathedral was closed on 13 May 1938. The most part of icons was brought out and burned. The four-tier carved iconostasis was destroyed, bells were annihilated. From 1938 to 1941 the cathedral was used as a dance pavilion. During the occupation period from 1941 to 1944 it was occupied by a German military unit. After the war the cathedral was empty and fell to ruin. In 1991the cathedral was transferred to belivers. From 1993 the restoration work has been done, the cross on the bell tower has been restored. Shkarovsky, Mikhail Vitalyevich
Bertash, Aleksandr Vitalyevich
Bolotov, Aleksandr Ivanovich
Ioann of Kronstadt (Ivan Ilyich Sergiyev)
Karpov, Grigory Ivanovich
Windelbandt, Vasily Vasilyevich
Leningrad Oblast, the/Luga District/Luga Town/Kirov Prospekt
Leningrad Oblast, the/Luga District/Rakovichi Village
Leningrad Oblast, the/Luga District/Yestokichi, Village
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Cheremenetsky Monastery of St. John the Theologian
The Cathedral of St. Catherine, Great Martyr (Luga Town)