Dormition Cathedral

The Assumption Cathedral is the first stone Greek Catholic church in Chernivtsi. Previously it was called the Russian Church.

The Assumption Cathedral was built with the help of a rich citizen T. Turkul, it was lit in honor of St. Tadeus. In the 30s of the XX century, the cathedral was restored by V. Zalozetsky, it was rebuilt in the Baroque style. After the restoration, the cathedral was re-consecrated in honor of the Assumption of the Most Holy Mother of God. Inside it is a beautiful carved iconostasis, which was created by Italian masters.

In Soviet times, when many churches were destroyed, the Assumption Cathedral was used as a warehouse of chemicals, but in 1990 it was returned to the Greek Catholic community, its main shrine is the icon of the Mother of God Chernivtsi “Hope of those who lost hope”.