Dzerzhinsk, Nizhny Novgorod Province, Russia, August 16, 2024
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On Wednesday, 30 years of hard work were finally completed in the Great Consecration of the Holy Resurrection Cathedral in Dzerzhinsk, the main cathedral of the Resurrection Deanery of the Nizhny Novgorod Diocese.
The joyous event saw 10 hierarchs of the Russian Church concelebrating with the local hierarch His Eminence Metropolitan George of Nizhny Novgorod, as well as local and visiting clerics, the Nizhny Novgorod Metropolis reports.
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The service was also attended by political, educational, and public figures.
The Liturgy was sung by a male choir and a choir of students from the diocese’s Orthodox schools. The Epistle was read by a 5th grade student.
At the end of the service, Met. George consecrated the honey brought by the faithful, as is customary on August 14, the feast of the Procession of the Life-Giving Wood of the Cross.
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Gifts were distributed to all the concelebrating hierarchs, and icons of the Savior to all those present in the church.
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The construction plan for the cathedral was blessed by His Eminence Metropolitan Nikolai of Nizhny Novgorod on August 12, 1994, marking the beginning of the spiritual rebirth in the area, as there were no churches in Dzerzhinsk at the time.
Construction began in 1998 and lasted for 26 years. The cathedral was built with donations from individuals and various enterprises and organizations.
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The first Liturgy was celebrated in the cathedral in 2008, in the lower Dormition Church. The lower church has three altars that were already consecrated, and two of three altars in the upper church were already consecrated. Now the entire cathedral is consecrated. The two churches will be able to accommodate up to 5,000 people.
The cathedral iconography combines Romanesque, Byzantine, and ancient Russian motifs.
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