St. Catherine’s Cathedral, Kherson

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St. Catherine’s Cathedral in Kherson is an 18th-century Orthodox church in southern Ukraine, historically notable as the burial site of Russian statesman and military leader Grigory Potemkin.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Christian church building
Orthodox church
cathedral
architecturalStyle Neoclassical architecture
Russian classicism
associatedPerson Catherine the Great (through patronage of Kherson’s foundation) NERFINISHED
Grigory Potemkin NERFINISHED
associatedWith Russian Empire Black Sea fleet era
history of New Russia (Novorossiya) region
burialPlaceOf Grigory Potemkin NERFINISHED
Prince Grigory Potemkin-Tavricheski NERFINISHED
category 18th-century Eastern Orthodox church buildings
Buildings and structures in Kherson
Cathedrals in Ukraine
completionDate late 18th century
country Ukraine
denomination Eastern Orthodox Church NERFINISHED
diocese Orthodox diocese of Kherson (historical) NERFINISHED
function cathedral church of Kherson (historically)
hasCulturalSignificance important Orthodox religious landmark in southern Ukraine
symbol of Kherson’s 18th-century foundation and development
hasDedication Saint Catherine NERFINISHED
hasFeature bell tower
central dome
iconostasis
hasPart tomb of Grigory Potemkin NERFINISHED
heritageDesignation architectural monument of national significance in Ukraine
heritageProtection listed in the State Register of Immovable Monuments of Ukraine
heritageStatus protected cultural heritage site of Ukraine
inception 18th century
locatedIn Kherson NERFINISHED
Kherson Oblast NERFINISHED
southern Ukraine NERFINISHED
locatedInFormerEntity Russian Empire NERFINISHED
locatedOn right bank of the Dnipro River (Kherson)
material stone
namedAfter Saint Catherine of Alexandria NERFINISHED
region Black Sea region NERFINISHED
religion Eastern Orthodox Christianity
surface form: Eastern Orthodoxy
significantEvent associated with Russian imperial expansion in the Black Sea region
served as burial site of Grigory Potemkin
usedFor Orthodox liturgy
pilgrimage
religious services

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Grigory Potemkin burialPlace St. Catherine’s Cathedral, Kherson