Today the crosses of the domes were consecrated by Bishop Jacob of the Naryan-Mar and Mezen diocese

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On Sunday, October 8, five domes will be erected on the drums of the first Arctic Assumption Cathedral.

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The cathedral is being built according to the traditional design of a five-domed church. The main golden dome symbolizes Christ. The other four smaller domes are blue with gold eight-pointed stars.

The cross of the golden dome will be the highest point in the city and surrounding area. The top of the main cross of the Cathedral will reach a height of 40 meters. Today five crosses were consecrated by Bishop Jacob of the Naryan-Mar and Mezen diocese.

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– The weather is favorable, the sunlight illuminated us, the crosses, our souls and hearts. Congratulations to everyone on such a joyful event! I would like to thank the Governor of the Nenets Autonomous Okrug, Yuri Vasilyevich Bezdudny, for supporting this large project. And the main event – the erection of the domes – will take place on Sunday, on the Day of Remembrance of St. Sergius. The Arctic Assumption Cathedral will serve in the very heart of Orthodox Rus’. And the whole world will see – the Russian Arctic lives faithfully! – said Bishop Jacob of Naryan-Mar and Mezen.

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The Arctic Cathedral will be a spiritually educational center. It is conceived as an architectural complex that will house a conference hall, storage, two small showrooms, a sacristy, an Arctic museum, and an office. There are also altar spaces and a hall with a church bench. The altar part will be separated by a multi-tiered iconostasis, which will be located along the entire height of the building.

The construction of the cathedral is being carried out thanks to the financial support of PJSC LUKOIL.

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