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Chersonesus Cathedral
Summary
The Saint Vladimir Cathedral (Владимирский собор; Володимирський собор) is a Neo-Byzantine Russian Orthodox cathedral on the site of Chersonesos Taurica on the outskirts of Sevastopol, on the Crimean Peninsula. It commemorates the presumed place of St. Vladimir's baptism.
Baptism of Kievan Rus
According to legend and historic facts, the baptism of Vladimir the Great took place in 988 in the Chersonese (or, as it was called by ancient Russians, Korsun), now - Chersonesos Taurica, a National Preserve near Sevastopol. In The Tale of Bygone Years by the monk Nestor, the city's conciliar Church was mentioned "in the middle of the city, where the inhabitants gather to trade", which, as supposed, could be the probable place of this event crucial for the whole of Rus.
The idea to immortalize the place of the Baptism of the Holy Prince Vladimir Equal-to-the-Apostles was first represented in 1825 by the Black Sea Fleet Chief, Vice-Admiral Alexey Greig. On his initiative excavations under the direction of K. Kruse were conducted in Chersonesos Taurica in 1827. As a result, the remains of the ancient Christian churches, including a cruciform basilica, were found at the centre of the market square. In the 1830s the historians Frédéric Dubois de Montpéreux and N. Murzakevich made the conjecture that Vladimir the Great was baptized in this basilica. After that, all doubts about the place of the future church were dispelled. In 1850, on the initiative of Innocent, archbishop of Tauric Chersonese, a cenobium was founded at the site, the Monastery of the Holy Prince Vladimir Equal-to-the-Apostles. On August 23, 1850, the grand laying of the foundation stone of the church in honor of Saint Vladimir took place.
The author of the project of St. Vladimir Cathedral in Chersonese was academician David Grimm. According to his plan, the cathedral was built in Neo-Byzantine style. The construction took 15 years and was finished in 1874–1876, with the assistance of engineer M. Arnold. It was one of the biggest cathedrals in Russia (height – 36 m, total area – 1726 sq.
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