Description of the attraction
The Transfiguration Cathedral begins its history in 88 of the 18th century, when, according to the petition of Prince Potemkin-Tavrichesky, a wooden one-altar church was consecrated. But ten years later the building burned down, and the construction, which began in 1806, ended with the temple collapsing.
The new building, which has survived to this day, was consecrated in 1813. And despite the fact that the temple was closed twice in the 20th century - in the 30s and 60s - the cathedral itself survived. The temple opened a new page in its history on the first day of 1992, when, after a long time, the Divine Liturgy was served here again, and the service in the temple began to be restored. The rector of the cathedral, Archpriest Petro Sidor, made a lot of efforts to make the temple the way not only the local population but also the guests of the city see it now.
The cathedral contains fragments of the relics of saints, there are revered icons, among which one of the main places is occupied by the icon of the Mother of God "Elisavetgrad". This icon is the shrine of Kirovograd residents, the patroness and defender of Kirovograd.
On the territory of the temple for the 2000th anniversary of the Nativity of Christ, a monument was erected, a new bell tower was built in the neoclassical style. The vast territory of the temple is beautifully decorated with fountains, flower beds, sculptural groups. The Spaso-Preobrazhensky Cathedral is a historical and architectural landmark and a religious building and is an important component in the formation of the spiritual culture of the inhabitants of the Kirovograd region.
