St. Nicholas Russian Orthodox Cathedral ( Свято-Николаевский собор РПЦ в Нью-Йорке) is located on the

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and is the administrative center of the

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in North America.

History

St. Nicholas Russian Orthodox Cathedral is the home of a congregation which was founded in the early 1890s on Second Avenue. In 1899, the church began a building fund with seed money from Czar Nicholas to build a new church. The Cathedral, designed by Finnish-born architect John Bergesen, was completed in 1902 at 15 East 97th Street in Manhattan. The first ceremony was celebrated on 20 July 1902 by

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, then Orthodox Bishop of North America (later he returned in Russia in 1907 and became the

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in 1917), now canonised as a Saint and a

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. Since 1903, the Cathedral has served as the headquarters for the Russian Orthodox faith in the United States. The building was designated as an official city landmark by the

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in 1973. Interior of the St.Nicholas Cathedral .jpg, Interior The main Dome .jpg, Main dome Interior of the St.Nicholas Cathedral ceiling.jpg, Interior of the St.Nicholas Cathedral ceiling

References

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