Alexander Nevsky Cathedral, Paris

Alexander Nevsky Cathedral
Cathedral of Saint Alexander Nevsky
Cathédrale Saint-Alexandre-Nevsky de Paris
Alexander Nevsky Cathedral
48°52′39.3″N 2°18′7.1″E / 48.877583°N 2.301972°E / 48.877583; 2.301972Coordinates: 48°52′39.3″N 2°18′7.1″E / 48.877583°N 2.301972°E / 48.877583; 2.301972
Location Paris
Country France
Denomination Russian Orthodox Church
Website cathedrale-orthodoxe.com
History
Founder(s) Joseph Vassiliev, Alexander II of Russia
Consecrated September 11, 1861
Architecture
Heritage designation Monument Historique PA00088807[1]
Designated May 11, 1981
Architect(s) Roman Kouzmine, Ivan Strohm
Architectural type Cathedral
Style Byzantine
Groundbreaking March 3, 1859
Administration
Archdiocese Patriarchal Exarchate for Orthodox Parishes of Russian Tradition in Western Europe
Clergy
Archbishop Job (Getcha) of Telmessos

The Alexander Nevsky Cathedral (French: Cathédrale Saint-Alexandre-Nevsky, Russian: Собор Святого Александра Невского) is a Russian Orthodox cathedral church located at 12 rue Daru in the 8th arrondissement of Paris. It was established and consecrated in 1861, making it the first Russian Orthodox place of worship in France. It is the see of the Patriarchal Exarchate for Orthodox Parishes of Russian Tradition in Western Europe, under the jurisdiction of the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople.[2] It was built in part through a gift of 200,000 francs from Tsar Alexander II.[3] Alexander Nevsky Cathedral has not been aligned with the Patriarch of Moscow since the Russian Revolution. The Patriarch of Moscow supports Saint Trinity Orthodox Cathedral, under construction on the Quai Branly and financed by Vladimir Putin's government.[4]

The closest métro station is Courcelles

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References

  1. "Cathédrale orthodoxe Saint-Alexandre-Nevsky". Monuments historiques. Ministère de la Culture.
  2. Runge, Hélène. "Historique". Cathédrale Saint-Alexandre-Nevsky.
  3. Hassell, James E. (1991). Russian Refugees in France and the United States Between the World Wars. American Philosophical Society. ISBN 978-0871698179.
  4. Lichfield, John (18 March 2016). "Paris welcomes Kremlin-funded Russian Orthodox cathedral - as French court tries to seize its assets". The Independent. Retrieved 12 October 2016.
  5. "Anastasia". Turner Classic Movies.
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