The Cathedral of Assumption Poltava

The Cathedral of Assumption Poltava. On the pointer of the cape of Gorodischa there was a basic dominant of the city The Cathedral of Assumption. It was a wooden, multiframe, multistory building. Next to it there was a two-tier bell tower. In 1948 the stone Cathedral of Assumption was laid next o the wooden church. [...]

Poltava cathedrals

After the Poltava’s battle tzar Peter I issued an order to build two churches in the name of St. Sampsoniy, whose name-day is celebrated on the 27th of June – the day of the battle. One of these churches was erected in St. Petersburg and another one was supposed to be built in Poltava. St. [...]