Alexander Nevsky Cathedral, Paris
| Alexander Nevsky Cathedral | |
|---|---|
| Cathedral of Saint Alexander Nevsky | |
Cathédrale Saint-Alexandre-Nevsky de Paris | |
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  Alexander Nevsky Cathedral | |
| 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 
Famous people
- Here was celebrated the wedding of Pablo Picasso with Olga Khokhlova on 12 July 1918; the witnesses were Jean Cocteau, Max Jacob and Guillaume Apollinaire.
- The first wedding of Henri Troyat was also celebrated here in 1938.
- Several famous Russian artists had their funeral ceremonies here: Ivan Turgenev in 1883, Fyodor Chaliapin in 1938, Wassily Kandinsky in 1944, George Gurdjieff in 1949, Ivan Bunin in 1953, Andrei Tarkovsky in 1987 and Henri Troyat in 2007.
- The 1956 film Anastasia features the Cathedral in one of its first scenes.[5]
Gallery
Bibliography
- Nicolas Ross, Saint-Alexandre sur-Seine, édition du CERF.
References
- ^ "Cathédrale orthodoxe Saint-Alexandre-Nevsky". Monuments historiques. Ministère de la Culture.
- ^ Runge, Hélène. "Historique". Cathédrale Saint-Alexandre-Nevsky.
- ^ Hassell, James E. (1991). Russian Refugees in France and the United States Between the World Wars. American Philosophical Society. ISBN 978-0871698179.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Anastasia". Turner Classic Movies.
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