Church of the Holy Trinity, Samar

About

The Trinity Cathedral (Ukrainian: Троїцький собор) is a church and architectural monument in Samar, Ukraine, the center of the Samara Palanka of the Zaporozhian Sich. It was built in 1772–1781 by the folk architect Yakym Pohribnyak 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.

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 [ clarification needed ] with some changes by the restorer Oleksiy Pakhuchy [ uk ]. The bell tower of the cathedral was built after the reconstruction.

During the Soviet period, the cathedral was used as a storehouse. The attitude of the authorities towards the cathedral at the time is reflected in Oles Honchar 's novel The Cathedral.

As of 2012, the monument was in need of renovation, as it was not renovated for over 130 years. The restoration begun in August of 2012. The building underwent another restoration in 2021.

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