Holy Trinity Orthodox church in Yekaterinburg, Orthodox church in Yekaterinburg, Russia
Holy Trinity Orthodox church is an Eastern Orthodox house of worship built from brick in Yekaterinburg, featuring classical architectural design with generous proportions. The building consists of a main structure with a bell tower and traditional Orthodox elements throughout.
A stone chapel built in 1849 with funds from the Mining Department stood here and was turned into a church in 1862. After the 17 October 1888 train crash that spared Alexander III and his family, donations funded a rebuilding: foundations for the new altar and bell tower were laid on 27 August 1889, and the church was consecrated on 17 July 1892. Closed in 1937, it was handed back to the Yekaterinburg eparchy in October 1995 and rebuilt by 2000.
The church's name comes from its consecration on 17 July 1892 in honour of the Holy Life-Giving Trinity. The parish was formed at that time, ending the dependence of Shartash believers on the Yekaterinburg Catherine Cathedral and later the Prophet Elijah church in Berezovsky. A church-parish school opened in 1889, and since 2002 classes have resumed; a spiritual-educational centre was completed in 2009.
The church stands by Lake Shartash in the city's Shartash district, on the site of the 1849 chapel. The 27-metre bell tower was rebuilt in 2000 with seven bells, and the grounds were enlarged with a small park and flower beds in 2002. A spiritual-educational centre opened next to the church in 2009, housing the parish school and an Orthodox library.
The 27-metre bell tower was first converted into a fire lookout for the paramilitary fire brigade, then demolished entirely; the church building later housed the "Luch" cinema and a local club. In 2000 a new bell tower with seven bells was built and a 30-metre cross raised.
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