Annunciation Cathedral, Kharkiv
49°59′25″N 36°13′27″E / 49.99028°N 36.22417°E
The Annunciation Cathedral (
The candy-striped cathedral supplanted the older
The cathedral was closed to worshippers in 1930, but it was reopened during the German occupation in 1943. The church was then in the hands of the Ukrainian Autocephalous Orthodox Church and harbored a school, though claims abound that it was later used as a warehouse.
Since 1946 the cathedral has been the seat of the Kharkiv and Bohodukhiv eparchy of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church (Moscow Patriarchate), while the Intercession Convent has served as the bishop's residence. The Ecumenical Patriarch Athanasius III and several saintly bishops are buried in the cathedral.[1]
On 23 January 2024 the cathedral was damaged by a
See also
References
- ^ a b c Official website
- ^ (in Ukrainian) As a result of Russian shelling, the Annunciation Cathedral in Kharkiv was damaged (video, photo), Official website of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church (Moscow Patriarchate) (24 January 2024)