Holy Trinity convent Photo: Holy Trinity convent

Trinity Cathedral was built in 1868. The first wooden Church was built on this place even earlier in 1796. The Greek gymnasium, founded in 1826, existed on the basis of this temple. Eventually decided the wooden Church to disassemble and instead to build a larger Cathedral. And so, in 1868, the parishioners were able to come to the new Church.

Designed the Cathedral I. Kolodin, a famous architect. The building is designed in the classic style. The basis of his cross – shaped, in the middle of the light drum rises in the form of an octahedron. The bell tower built over the left side. Image mosaic and decorative patterns adorn the facade of the building. Also decoration of the temple was of the Corinthian capitals, small pilasters and arches. Blue color have a Church dome and bell tower. Such is the current appearance of the Cathedral.

Interesting and the interior of the Cathedral. The image of Christ applied under the dome, the four evangelists are depicted on the sails. A chapel bears the name of saints Helen and Constantine, another Nicholas of Myra.

The most revered relics are in the Cathedral. It's the relics of St. Luke. During his lifetime and after his death, he made an extraordinary healing. As well as the icon of the Image of the Sorrowful blessed virgin Mary". A resident of the city passed this icon as a gift. Then the image on the icon and you can barely see the image seemed dimmed and faded. The icon was placed in the altar, and two weeks later it was transformed, it happened on the feast of the assumption. Gave the icon a woman came to the temple and could not believe my eyes. The icon seemed to be updated and bright, although it was never restored. The icon was blessed, and in 1999 it took over the Crimea.

The Soviet authorities wanted to close the Cathedral. He managed to defend, saved the Church largely through the efforts of the Greek community. But two Ministers paid with his life for the salvation of Archpriest N. Mezentseva and Simferopol and Crimea of Bishop Porfiry in 1937-1938 were shot. The Church in 1997 ranked these priests to the rank of saints for local veneration.

In 2003, around the temple there was the abode. The Trinity Cathedral is a well-known landmark of Simferopol. Beside him in the monastery chapel and Baptismal Church in the name of Elijah the Prophet. Tourists visiting the city, do not bypass their attention is a bright and sacred place.

I can add description