Nicholas church - one of the attractions of the city of Nikolaev, which is located on the street Faleevskaya 4.

It has long been in Nikolayev acted wooden Greek Orthodox church erected on funds and donations of the Greek community. By the end of the XVIII century church completely obsolete and no longer satisfy the faithful. In 1808, at the initiative of the priest Konstantin marabouts, and with the blessing of the Archbishop of Kherson, Tauride and Katerynoslav Plato was launched to collect donations for the construction of a new Greek St. Nicholas Church.

Stone Greek St. Nicholas Church (now - St. Nicholas Cathedral) due to lack of funds, was built a long time - from 1803 to 1817 was the builder of the temple Archpriest Carp Pavlovsky, a special concern for the construction of the temple also noted Archimandrite Zachary Petropulo.

The church was founded by the typical architectural design, which was approved by the Holy Synod. Despite the small size and relative ease of external decoration, Nicholas Cathedral has played a significant role in the life of the city. When the cathedral was opened parochial school. In the 30s of XX century. Greek church was closed and used as a warehouse. During the war in 1941, it resumed service, which continues to this day.

After the creation of the Ascension and the Diocese of Mykolayiv, when the city of Nikolayev became the diocesan center, St Nicholas church received the status of a cathedral. Then the cathedral was restored and installed in the bell tower of a bell. In the southern part of the St. Nicholas Church was built by the side of the altar in honor of the Holy Virgin. Near the north door from the outside to arrange a place for the rite of consecration of the water.

Today Nicholas Cathedral in the city of Nikolaev is an architectural monument of national importance.