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Feodosia has an ancient history. This city was ruled by representatives of the most diverse peoples. And each period of the city chronicle left behind a huge variety of religious buildings.
The center of Orthodoxy in Feodosia is the Church of the Holy Great Martyr Catherine. The construction was laid on St. Catherine's Day, April 21, 1892. It is noteworthy that on the same day, 1.5 years earlier, the future queen of the Russian Empire, Catherine the Great, was born, under whom the Crimea for the first time in its history became part of Russia.
The temple was built on charitable donations, and the residents of Feodosia themselves took part in its construction.
The church has snow-white facades, small blue domes in the corners and a central gilded dome. On all sides of the wall there are green decorative kokoshniks. The entrance to the temple is decorated with statues of angels.
The elegant decor and pseudo-Russian style make the Catherine Church look like an old tower. The interior decoration of the temple amazes with the abundance of decor. Thanks to the many windows through which a lot of sunlight passes, the rooms are well lit.
One of the oldest churches in the city is the Armenian temple Surb Sarkis, consecrated in the name of St. Sergius. Experts still have not come to a consensus on the date of construction of the building. According to the original version, the temple was built in the XIV century. But later, scientists began to lean towards the idea that it was erected even earlier, in the 9th or 10th century.
According to legend, the military leader Sergius (Sarkis) died a painful death for his religious views at the hands of a Byzantine ruler.
It is noteworthy that at the end of the century before last, there was a severe fire in the temple. The money for the restoration of the Armenian shrine was donated by Ivan Aivazovsky, known for his charity. By the way, the real name of the artist is Ayvazyan. The marine painter who became famous in his youth had Armenian roots.
Surb Sarkis was closed during the reign of the Bolsheviks. Although, in comparison with other religious buildings, this temple is more fortunate. There was a museum here, so the building has been well preserved to this day. The object was returned to the Armenian community in the 70s of the last century.
The structure, like many Armenian temples, is made of rough stone. The facades are decorated with stone crosses and ornaments. Indoors are very ascetic. Among the few decorations are surviving fragments of wall paintings and stone carvings.