Church of the Trinity
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Holy Trinity Church in Irkutsk - is acting Orthodox church, which is located in the historic center of the city, in the streets of the 5th Army. The style of architecture of the church is a vivid example of the "Siberian baroque".

In 1718 he began laying a wooden church in honor of the Holy Trinity with a chapel in the name of the Holy Apostles Peter and Paul. A modern one-story Trinity Church was built on the site of a wooden. Its construction began in 1754. In May 1763, before the completion of the whole complex of the temple was consecrated warm chapel of the Nativity of Our Lady.

In July 1763 during construction collapsed stone arch of the temple, it was not without casualties. This event pushed the deadline for completion. In 1775 he was consecrated the high altar of the church of the Holy Trinity, and three years later the throne in honor of the Holy Apostles Peter and Paul. At the end of 1785 the bell tower of the Church of the Trinity was raised by the bell.

It was also decided to build a temple of the church in honor of St. Gregory of Neo-Caesarea. The wooden church was laid in September 1802, however, after a few years, the building has strongly decayed and become unusable for worship in it. Therefore, in August 1836 the church was closed. By the middle of 1863 through the efforts of parishioners PS Ivelskaya completed construction of a new stone church building in honor of Gregory of Neo-Caesarea.

In 1846, Trinity Church made repairs. In January 1866 when it opened a parish elementary school. In the 1930s. the church remained closed. In September 1949, the Regional Executive Committee passed a temple device planetarium.

Modern Trinity Church was restored by architects B. and G. Shutov Orange. After the reconstruction it was transferred to the jurisdiction of the Diocese of Irkutsk. In 1991, the church glistened new dome shone white patterns restored the exterior walls. In 1998, the Bishop of Irkutsk and Angarsk Vadim consecrated the chapel of the Nativity of the Virgin in the Temple worship resumed. In 2000, the bell tower established a gold cross. In April 2003, the bell tower raised the bell.

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