St. Sergius Cathedral

The Church of St. Sergius of Radonezh is located a few dozen meters from the intersection of the Sutoloki and White rivers. This is a small but very expressive temple, built in 1868. The predecessor of the Sergius Church was a church founded in the XVI century by streltsy and gunners, who were sent to Ufa to protect the city fortress.

The first church of Sergius of Radonezh burned down in 1774 and was restored three years later. But by the end of the XIX century, this temple was dilapidated, and it was decided to dismantle and move to one of the surrounding villages. The new church was also built of wood, but, unlike its predecessors, rested on a stone foundation. This is the building that we see now. The carved iconostasis is made in the best traditions of church art. The main shrine of the temple was the ancient icon of St. Sergius of Radonezh. This icon was blessed by Supreme Admiral Kolchak, who came to Ufa in May 1919.

The 30s were marked by the closure of many churches, and the Sergius Church since 1933 began to perform the functions of the Cathedral. After in 1937, the entire church priesthood, headed by a bishop, was arrested, divine services were not held, and the order was looked after by a guard and cleaners. In 1943, the church was reopened, and literally the following year the Ufa Archbishop receives a telegram from Stalin with gratitude to the parishioners of the Sergiev Church, who collected a large sum in the Defense Fund of the USSR.

The architecture of the church is quite modest - the building is made in a strict style with elements of classicism, forming a single ensemble with a refectory and a bell tower. The only chapter rests on an octagonal drum. The openings on the edges of the drum were once glazed, but now they are sealed.