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Trinity Cathedral, Samar
Trinity Cathedral () is a church and architectural monument in Samar, Ukraine, the center of the of the Zaporozhian Sich. It was built in 1772–1781 by the folk architect out of wood. In its construction and composition, the Trinity Cathedral stands out among wooden churches of Ukraine, as it is the only surviving wooden nine-domed church in the country. History The founders of the Trinity Cathedral are kish otaman I. Chepiha, polkovnyk Antin Holovaty, Sich Cossacks, elder M. Petrenko and others. The building is a nine-domed symmetrical composition, with the tallest dome in the center (around 65 meters), four lower domes in facing cardinal directions, and four even lower ones between them. It has three thrones, dedicated to the Trinity, apostoles Peter and Paul, and the Three Holy Hierarchs. The Trinity Cathedral was renovated in 1830. In 1887–1888, it was rebuilt according to the old style with some changes by the restorer . The bell tower of the cathedral was built afte ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ukraine
Ukraine is a country in Eastern Europe. It is the List of European countries by area, second-largest country in Europe after Russia, which Russia–Ukraine border, borders it to the east and northeast. Ukraine also borders Belarus to the north; Poland and Slovakia to the west; Hungary, Romania and Moldova to the southwest; and the Black Sea and the Sea of Azov to the south and southeast. Kyiv is the nation's capital and List of cities in Ukraine, largest city, followed by Kharkiv, Odesa, and Dnipro. Ukraine's official language is Ukrainian language, Ukrainian. Humans have inhabited Ukraine since 32,000 BC. During the Middle Ages, it was the site of early Slavs, early Slavic expansion and later became a key centre of East Slavs, East Slavic culture under the state of Kievan Rus', which emerged in the 9th century. Kievan Rus' became the largest and most powerful realm in Europe in the 10th and 11th centuries, but gradually disintegrated into rival regional powers before being d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paul The Apostle
Paul, also named Saul of Tarsus, commonly known as Paul the Apostle and Saint Paul, was a Apostles in the New Testament, Christian apostle ( AD) who spread the Ministry of Jesus, teachings of Jesus in the Christianity in the 1st century, first-century world. For his contributions towards the New Testament, he is generally regarded as one of the most important figures of the Apostolic Age, and he also founded Early centers of Christianity, several Christian communities in Asia Minor and Europe from the mid-40s to the mid-50s AD. The main source of information on Paul's life and works is the Acts of the Apostles in the New Testament. Approximately half of its content documents his travels, preaching and miracles. Paul was not one of the Twelve Apostles, and did not know Jesus during his lifetime. According to the Acts, Paul lived as a Pharisees, Pharisee and participated in the Persecution of Christians in the Roman Empire, persecution of early Disciple (Christianity), disciples ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ukrainian Baroque Church Buildings
Ukrainian may refer or relate to: * Ukraine, a country in Eastern Europe * Ukrainians, an East Slavic ethnic group native to Ukraine * Demographics of Ukraine * Ukrainian culture, composed of the material and spiritual values of the Ukrainian people * Ukrainian language, an East Slavic language of the Indo-European language family, spoken primarily in Ukraine * Ukrainian cuisine, the collection of the various cooking traditions of the people of Ukraine See also * Languages of Ukraine * Name of Ukraine * Religion in Ukraine * Ukrainians (other) * Ukraine (other) * Ukraina (other) * Ukrainia (other) Ukrainia may refer to: * The land of Ukraine * The land of the Ukrainians, an ethnic territory * Montreal ''Ukrainia'', a sports team in Canada * Toronto ''Ukrainia'', a sports team in Canada See also * * Ukraina (other) * Ukraine (d ... * {{disambiguation Language and nationality disambiguation pages ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Religious Buildings And Structures Completed In 1781
Religion is a range of social system, social-cultural systems, including designated religious behaviour, behaviors and practices, morals, beliefs, worldviews, religious text, texts, sanctified places, prophecies, ethics in religion, ethics, or religious organization, organizations, that generally relate humanity to supernatural, transcendence (religion), transcendental, and spirituality, spiritual elements—although there is no scholarly consensus over what precisely constitutes a religion. It is an essentially contested concept. Different religions may or may not contain various elements ranging from the divine, sacredness, faith,Tillich, P. (1957) ''Dynamics of faith''. Harper Perennial; (p. 1). and a supernatural being or beings. The origin of religious belief is an open question, with possible explanations including awareness of individual death, a sense of community, and dreams. Religions have sacred histories, narratives, and mythologies, preserved in oral traditions, sac ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
September 7
Events Pre-1600 * 878 – Louis the Stammerer is crowned as king of West Francia by Pope John VIII. * 1159 – Cardinal Rolando Bandinelli is elected Pope Alexander III, prompting the election of Cardinal Octaviano Monticelli as Antipope Victor IV the same day. * 1191 – Third Crusade: Battle of Arsuf: Richard I of England defeats Saladin at Arsuf. * 1228 – Holy Roman Emperor Frederick II lands in Acre, Israel, and starts the Sixth Crusade, which results in a peaceful restoration of the Kingdom of Jerusalem The Kingdom of Jerusalem, also known as the Crusader Kingdom, was one of the Crusader states established in the Levant immediately after the First Crusade. It lasted for almost two hundred years, from the accession of Godfrey of Bouillon in 1 .... *1303 – Guillaume de Nogaret takes Pope Boniface VIII prisoner on behalf of Philip IV of France. *1571 – Thomas Howard, 4th Duke of Norfolk, is arrested for his role in the Ridolfi plot to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ukraina Moloda
''Ukraina Moloda'' () is a daily Ukrainian-language newspaper based in Kyiv with a circulation of 99,000. It is published by State Company "Presa Ukrayiny". In the beginning of 2018 the editorial staff of the newspaper was asked to vacate its leased office at "Presa Ukrayiny". Overview Ukraina Moloda is a local daily newspaper for Kyiv covering local news, sports, business, politics and community events. Created in 1991 initially it was created as a newspaper of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Ukraine steered towards younger generation, but already in August of the same year it became independent rom the party ''Ukraina Moloda'' supports pro-Western policies. It also supported former president Viktor Yushchenko, and was highly critical of Yushchenko's predecessor, Leonid Kuchma. It offers both domestic and international news reporting, analysis, and interviews. During the 1990s and early 2000s, the newspaper was critical of the communist party, and former memb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Cathedral (Honchar Novel)
''The Cathedral'' () is a 1968 novel by Oles Honchar. It was Honchar's best known novel but also saw him come under censure by the Brezhnev regime. The book was initially well received and massively popular among students. After sudden criticism of the novel, a group of literature students organized a defense of the novel, leading to surveillance and reprisals from the KGB. A planned translation to Russian was halted and the Ukrainian edition withdrawn. The titular cathedral was based on the story of the Holy Trinity Cathedral in Samar, Ukraine.Kamusella op.cit., p. 243-4 () The Russian translation was published in Roman-Gazeta issue 7, 1987. English translation – ''The Cathedral'': A Novel. Trans. by Yuri Tkach and Leonid Rudnytzky. St. Sophia Religious Association of Ukrainian Catholics, 1989. Paperback, 308 pages. See also * List of Ukrainian-language poets * List of Ukrainian-language writers * Ukrainian literature The term Ukrainian literature () is normally used ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oles Honchar
Oleksandr "Oles" Terentiiovych Honchar (; []; 3 April 1918 – 14 July 1995) was a Soviet and Ukraine, Ukrainian writer and public figure. He also was a veteran of World War II and member of the Verkhovna Rada, Ukrainian parliament. Biography Early years It has commonly been written that Oles Honchar was born in Sukha '' sloboda (settlement), sloboda'' (now village) in , Poltava Governorate, Russian Empire in a family of factory workers, Terentiy Sydorovych and Tetiana Havrylivna Bilychenko (). However more recently found documents from the regional archives of Dnipropetrovsk Region tell that he was born in a village of Lomivka, which just before World War II was incorporated into the city of Dnipropetrovsk. His mother died when he was three, and his father perished on a job site later in 1941. Being left parentless, he was taken by his maternal grandparents to live in the village of Sukhe. Living with his maternal grandparents, Oleksandr took their last name and, thus, be ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Three Holy Hierarchs
The Three Hierarchs (; ) of Eastern Christianity refers to Basil the Great (also known as Basil of Caesarea), Gregory the Theologian (also known as Gregory of Nazianzus) and John Chrysostom. They were highly influential bishops of the early church who played pivotal roles in shaping Christian theology. In Eastern Christianity they are also known as the Three Great Hierarchs and Ecumenical Teachers, while in Roman Catholicism the three are honored as Doctors of the Church. The three are venerated as saints in Eastern Orthodoxy, Catholicism, Anglicanism, and other Christian churches. Origins of the term Disputes raged in 11th century Constantinople about which of the three hierarchs was the greatest. Some argued that Basil was superior to the other two because of his explanations of Christian faith and monastic example. Supporters of John Chrysostom countered that the "Golden Mouthed" () archbishop of Constantinople was unmatched in both eloquence and in bringing sinners to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saint Peter
Saint Peter (born Shimon Bar Yonah; 1 BC – AD 64/68), also known as Peter the Apostle, Simon Peter, Simeon, Simon, or Cephas, was one of the Twelve Apostles of Jesus and one of the first leaders of the Jewish Christian#Jerusalem ekklēsia, early Christian Church. He appears repeatedly and prominently in Gospel#Canonical gospels, all four New Testament gospels, as well as the Acts of the Apostles. Catholic Church, Catholic and Eastern Orthodoxy, Orthodox tradition treats Peter as the first bishop of Rome – or List of popes, pope – and also as the first bishop of Antioch. Peter's History of the papacy, leadership of the early believers is estimated to have spanned from AD 30 or 33 to his death; these dates suggest that he could have been the longest-reigning pope, for anywhere from 31 to 38 years; however, this has never been verified. According to Apostolic Age, Christian tradition, Peter was crucified in Rome under Emperor Nero. The ancient Christian churches all venera ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Samar, Ukraine
Samar (), formerly known as Novomoskovsk () until 2024, is a List of cities in Ukraine, city and List of hromadas of Ukraine, municipality in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, Ukraine. It serves as the administrative center of Samar Raion within the oblast. Samar is located predominantly on the right bank of the Samara (Dnieper), Samara River, a left tributary of the Dnieper, Dnieper River. The city is located from the administrative center of the oblast, Dnipro. As of January 2022, Novomoskovsk's population was approximately History A city with the name Samar (now known as Samar, Dnipro, Old Samar) has existed from the end of the 17th century. The Cossacks abandoned the town in 1688 when Tsardom of Russia, Russia built the Bohorodytska Fortress in the city. Soon after, the former inhabitants of the Old Samar founded another settlement named Samar upstream the Samara River. In 18th-century documents, the city is also named Samarchyk, Novoselytsia or Palanka. The town was the administrativ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Antin Holovaty
Antin Holovaty () or Anton Golovaty () ; between 1732 and 1744 – 28 January 1797 was a prominent Zaporozhian Cossack leader who after the Zaporozhian Sich's destruction was a key figure in the formation of the Black Sea Cossack Host and their later resettlement to the Kuban Region of Russia. Biography Early years Holovaty was born in the town of Novi Sanzhary (modern Poltava Oblast, Ukraine) in a family of Cossack starshynaHost Judge Anton Golovaty by N.Ternavsky, KrasnodarRetrieved3 December 2007 and studied at the Kiev-Mohyla Academy. Aged 24, 1756 he left the academy and joined the Kushchivsky kuren of the Pidpelnensky Sich to complete his studies as an officer. By the 1760s was elected to be the Otaman of that Kuren, which helped raise his social standing. By 1764, because of his higher education he received the rank of colonel and was given the position of military secretary. In that year, as part of the Zaporozhian delegation headed by kosh otaman Hrytsko ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
