Kaniv

The Assumption Cathedral

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Description

  • A monument of architecture of the XII century.
  • The oldest stone building of the Kanev period of Kievan Rus.

The Cathedral of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary is a vivid example of the medieval architecture of the period of Kievan Rus, the oldest stone building of Kaniv, preserved in the reconstructed form to this day. The Assumption Cathedral was built as a type of small six-stroke cross-bone one-storied temple, which presented the main features of the architecture of the XII century.

The Cathedral of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary is a vivid example of the medieval architecture of the period of Kievan Rus, the oldest stone building of Kaniv, preserved in the reconstructed form to this day. The Assumption Cathedral was built as a type of small six-stroke cross-bone one-storied temple, which presented the main features of the architecture of the XII century.

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HISTORY

  • The cathedral was laid in the early thirteenth century by Prince Vsevolod Olgovich.
  • The first chronicle dates back to 1144.
  • From the XVI century was part of the Assumption Orthodox monastery.
  • In 1678, it was destroyed as a result of the Turkish invasion and restored in 1781-1787.
  • In 1805-1810, the temple was rebuilt by basilian monks.
  • 1833 - the temple becomes the possession of the Orthodox clergy.
  • In 1844, in the year of the 700th anniversary, the temple was declared a cathedral and consecrated as the Kaniv Cathedral of the Assumption of the Theotokos.
  • In 1941-1944 the temple belonged to the Ukrainian Autocephalous Orthodox Church.
  • In 1962, the temple was closed by the communist government and transferred to the warehouse.
  • In 1972-1990 the Kaniv Museum of Folk Decorative Arts was located in the Cathedral.
  • Since 1990, the religious service of the religious community has been restored.
  • In 1993, the Cathedral was transferred to the religious community of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church.

The Cathedral of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary was laid as a church of St. George (Yuriy) June 9, 1144 Grand Duke Vsevolod Olgovich. Since then, the fate of the temple is inextricably linked with the history of the city.

St. George's Church was built by masters who belonged to the Kyiv-Chernihiv Architectural School. For preparation of the construction went not only one year: only the process of cooking and quenching in the pits of the lime solution for laying the walls lasted many years. Like all the temples of that time, the church was built of bricks-pleinfree, which was placed in a semi-dry solution, eventually obtaining a solid monolith that allowed it to survive all the worst of history. The inner walls were decorated with fresco painting, which, unfortunately, did not survive.

The temple, under which since prince's time there were underground moves that were in four directions, served as a reliable repository for the cities during the attacks of enemies, was repeatedly destroyed and renewed again.

Since the XVI century St. George's Church (Yuryevskaya) is known as the temple of the Assumption Orthodox monastery.

After the Turkish-Tatar invasion of 1678, the temple was destroyed and only in 1781-1787 years began rehabilitation work. In 1805-1810, the Basilian monks, with the help of private donations from the Kaniv landlord Kazarinov, repaired the temple for their religious needs. Since 1833 the church has become a part of the Orthodox clergy, and in 1844 it was declared a cathedral and consecrated in honor of the Assumption of the Virgin.

In 1966-1970 there were restoration works and the museum of folk decorative art opened in the walls of the cathedral (1972-1990).

After transferring the museum to the former Vasilian school, in 1993 the cathedral was transferred to the religious community of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church.

The Cathedral of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary was laid as a church of St. George (Yuriy) June 9, 1144 Grand Duke Vsevolod Olgovich. Since then, the fate of the temple is inextricably linked with the history of the city.

St. George's Church was built by masters who belonged to the Kyiv-Chernihiv Architectural School. For preparation of the construction went not only one year: only the process of cooking and quenching in the pits of the lime solution for laying the walls lasted many years. Like all the temples of that time, the church was built of bricks-pleinfree, which was placed in a semi-dry solution, eventually obtaining a solid monolith that allowed it to survive all the worst of history. The inner walls were decorated with fresco painting, which, unfortunately, did not survive.

The temple, under which since prince's time there were underground moves that were in four directions, served as a reliable repository for the cities during the attacks of enemies, was repeatedly destroyed and renewed again.

Since the XVI century St. George's Church (Yuryevskaya) is known as the temple of the Assumption Orthodox monastery.

After the Turkish-Tatar invasion of 1678, the temple was destroyed and only in 1781-1787 years began rehabilitation work. In 1805-1810, the Basilian monks, with the help of private donations from the Kaniv landlord Kazarinov, repaired the temple for their religious needs. Since 1833 the church has become a part of the Orthodox clergy, and in 1844 it was declared a cathedral and consecrated in honor of the Assumption of the Virgin.

In 1966-1970 there were restoration works and the museum of folk decorative art opened in the walls of the cathedral (1972-1990).

After transferring the museum to the former Vasilian school, in 1993 the cathedral was transferred to the religious community of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church.

INTERESTING FACTS

  • From 1671, the rector of the Kaniv Monastery was Makarios Tokarevsky (1605-1678). During the life of the abbot, Macarius had a gift of clarity and miraculous creation. He envisioned not only the devastation of Kanev by the Turks, but also his own death. After the Turkish invasion of Kaniv on September 17, 1678, the city and the monastery were ruined before, and the Archimandrite itself was executed for refusing to issue monastic treasures. The enemies set fire to the temple, but the body of the abbot remained imperishable. His relics were buried in the monastery church in Kaniv, and in 1688 they moved to Pereyaslav. 1942 - to the Trinity Church of the city of Cherkasy, and in 1965 - to the Cherkassky church of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin. Since 2003 - to the newly built St. Michael's Cathedral in Cherkassy. Some imperishable remains are kept in the Assumption Cathedral of Kaniv. On September 20, 2008, a monument to Makarios Kanivsky was opened near the Assumption Cathedral (the author of the project - Volodymyr Tolstopyatov, Kaniv).
  • From the Assumption Cathedral there is a memorial "The Last Way of Taras Shevchenko to Chernecha Mountain. On May 8 (May 20), 1861, the coffin with the body of Kobzar was transported to Kaniv. For two days she was in the Assumption Cathedral and Taras Shevchenko's relatives wanted to bury him near the walls of the Assumption Cathedral. However, the poet's friend Grigory Chestahovsky, who accompanied the concert of Kobzar from St. Petersburg to Ukraine, managed to defend the fulfillment of his last will. On May 10, 22, 1861, a solemn divine service was sent, after which the archpriest of the Assumption Cathedral, Hnat Matskevich, delivered a speech, which ended with the prophetic words: "... The ages and distant descendants of Ukrainian children will see and know who Taras Shevchenko was! You wanted, brother, to live in Kaniv, and live to the end of the world! And you, Ukraine, honestly respect our city, because Taras Shevchenko's bones reside in us. Here, on one of the highest mountains of the Dnipro River, its dust will mature and, as in the Calvary, like the cross of the Lord, will stand a cross, which will be visible both along the one and on this side of our glorious Dnieper! " Accompanied by the mourning procession, the coffin with the ashes of Taras Shevchenko began his last journey to the place of eternal rest, where the burial ritual took place on Chernecha Hill.
  • In May 2012, on the tower of the Assumption Cathedral, a clock with two dials weighing about 50 kg and a diameter of 1.6 meters was installed. For the first time, the clock appeared here in 1805-1810, when it was located in the Greek Catholic temple.
  • In July 2013, in celebration of the 1025th anniversary of the baptism of Rus, a new iconostasis was erected in the Assumption Cathedral, made of Italian marble of light gray color, a height of 4.5 m, a length of 10 m and weighing about 30 tons, to which of the previous iconostasis was transferred some ancient icons and royal gates, dating to the XVII century (the author of the project of the iconostasis - Vasyl Bezyakin, Kiev).
  • In 2014, a mosaic icon-panel icon of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin (the author of the project - Valery Nesterenko, Lviv) was installed above the central gate of the Assumption Cathedral.
  • From 1671, the rector of the Kaniv Monastery was Makarios Tokarevsky (1605-1678). During the life of the abbot, Macarius had a gift of clarity and miraculous creation. He envisioned not only the devastation of Kanev by the Turks, but also his own death. After the Turkish invasion of Kaniv on September 17, 1678, the city and the monastery were ruined before, and the Archimandrite itself was executed for refusing to issue monastic treasures. The enemies set fire to the temple, but the body of the abbot remained imperishable. His relics were buried in the monastery church in Kaniv, and in 1688 they moved to Pereyaslav. 1942 - to the Trinity Church of the city of Cherkasy, and in 1965 - to the Cherkassky church of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin. Since 2003 - to the newly built St. Michael's Cathedral in Cherkassy. Some imperishable remains are kept in the Assumption Cathedral of Kaniv. On September 20, 2008, a monument to Makarios Kanivsky was opened near the Assumption Cathedral (the author of the project - Volodymyr Tolstopyatov, Kaniv).
  • From the Assumption Cathedral there is a memorial "The Last Way of Taras Shevchenko to Chernecha Mountain. On May 8 (May 20), 1861, the coffin with the body of Kobzar was transported to Kaniv. For two days she was in the Assumption Cathedral and Taras Shevchenko's relatives wanted to bury him near the walls of the Assumption Cathedral. However, the poet's friend Grigory Chestahovsky, who accompanied the concert of Kobzar from St. Petersburg to Ukraine, managed to defend the fulfillment of his last will. On May 10, 22, 1861, a solemn divine service was sent, after which the archpriest of the Assumption Cathedral, Hnat Matskevich, delivered a speech, which ended with the prophetic words: "... The ages and distant descendants of Ukrainian children will see and know who Taras Shevchenko was! You wanted, brother, to live in Kaniv, and live to the end of the world! And you, Ukraine, honestly respect our city, because Taras Shevchenko's bones reside in us. Here, on one of the highest mountains of the Dnipro River, its dust will mature and, as in the Calvary, like the cross of the Lord, will stand a cross, which will be visible both along the one and on this side of our glorious Dnieper! " Accompanied by the mourning procession, the coffin with the ashes of Taras Shevchenko began his last journey to the place of eternal rest, where the burial ritual took place on Chernecha Hill.
  • In May 2012, on the tower of the Assumption Cathedral, a clock with two dials weighing about 50 kg and a diameter of 1.6 meters was installed. For the first time, the clock appeared here in 1805-1810, when it was located in the Greek Catholic temple.
  • In July 2013, in celebration of the 1025th anniversary of the baptism of Rus, a new iconostasis was erected in the Assumption Cathedral, made of Italian marble of light gray color, a height of 4.5 m, a length of 10 m and weighing about 30 tons, to which of the previous iconostasis was transferred some ancient icons and royal gates, dating to the XVII century (the author of the project of the iconostasis - Vasyl Bezyakin, Kiev).
  • In 2014, a mosaic icon-panel icon of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin (the author of the project - Valery Nesterenko, Lviv) was installed above the central gate of the Assumption Cathedral.