Church of the Life-Giving Trinity (Bataysk)

Coordinates: 47°05′06″N 39°26′29″E / 47.0851°N 39.4413°E / 47.0851; 39.4413
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Church of the Life-Giving Trinity
Церковь Троицы Живоначальной
The church in 2016
Map
47°05′06″N 39°26′29″E / 47.0851°N 39.4413°E / 47.0851; 39.4413
LocationBataysk, Rostov Oblast
CountryRussia
DenominationEastern Orthodox
History
StatusParish church
DedicationHoly Trinity
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architectural typeRussian church architecture
Completed2013
Administration
DivisionPatriarchate of Moscow and All Russia

The Church of the Life-Giving Trinity (Russian: Церковь Троицы Живоначальной or Свято-Троицкая церковь, Троицкий храм) is a Russian Orthodox church in Bataysk, Rostov Oblast, Russia. It was built in 2013 in Russian church architecture style.[1][2]

History[edit]

In 1854, a five-domed Odigitrievsky Church was built in Bataysk, with the height that is comparable to those of the modern Rostov Cathedral. On the church yard there were two schools, an almshouse, and a refectory. In 1937 this church was destroyed. In the pre-war years, the remains of the church building served as a prison. During the Great Patriotic War, when Bataysk was occupied by Nazi forces, a camp for prisoners of war that was surrounded by barbed wire was established at the site of the destroyed church.

After the war, a lyceum was built on the foundation of the church, and in the late 1980s, when the Perestroika began in the USSR, town residents decided to build a new church on the former church territory. Residents of Bataysk appealed to the town authorities with a request to hand them over the cinema theatre building to open an Orthodox church in it. The request was approved. In 1991 the church's revival began, and it was named in honour of the Holy Trinity. One of its altars received the name "Odigitrievsky".

Construction of the Holy Trinity Church began in September 2000. In 2003, two domes with crosses and a tower clock on the bell tower were installed. On the square, in front of the church, there was also constructed a monument to St. Andrew the First-Called, the opening and consecration of which were held on September 27, 2003. The author of the monument is the Honoured Artist of the Russian Federation, sculptor S. M. Isakov.[3]

In 2006, the construction of a new building for the church school began. In 2008, walls and arches were plastered, and fence was arranged. In 2009, finishing works inside were carried out.[4]

The Trinity Church was completed in 2013 and became a major landmark of Bataysk. At the architectural competition-show "Prometheus-2007" which was held in Stavropol, the church was recognized as the most beautiful religious building of Southern Russia.[5]

  • Gallery
  • Iconostasis
    Iconostasis
  • Chapel
    Chapel
  • Church school
    Church school

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Батайск|Церковь Троицы Живоначальной". sobory.ru (in Russian). Retrieved 2017-08-25.
  2. ^ "Благочиния и приходы -Батайское благочиние -Приходы -Троицкий храм г. Батайска". rostoveparhia.ru. Retrieved 2017-08-25.
  3. ^ "Персоны | Главная". www.art-assemblies.ru (in Russian). Retrieved 2017-08-25.
  4. ^ "Благочиния и приходы -Батайское благочиние -Приходы -Троицкий храм г. Батайска -История прихода". rostoveparhia.ru. Retrieved 2017-08-25.
  5. ^ "Свято- Троицкий храм Батайска – самый красивый храм Юга России". volgodonsc.ru. Retrieved 2017-08-25.
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