Bronze statue of Archangel Michael in front of the Transfiguration Cathedral

The statue of Archangel Michael is located in Donetsk near the Transfiguration Cathedral. The sculpture is made of bronze in the form of a young boy in full growth in a wide canopy, in his hands he has a sword and shield.

Interesting history of this monument. Initially, it was installed in Kiev, as Archangel Michael is considered the patron of the Ukrainian capital. The sculpture was located on Independence Square, it stood on a high column of snow-white marble, which was specially brought from Italy. The author - the sculpture was G. Kuravsky. In 2001, the statue was removed from the square, but at the request of residents and the clergy decided to return it. During the installation of the sculpture of the archangel, several people were maimed by a stone that fell from the pedestal. The sculpture decided to give Donetsk, and in Kiev in its place was put a monument with a globe.

So in 2002, bronze archangel Michael appeared in Donetsk at the entrance to the cathedral. On its pedestal there is an inscription-prayer in Ukrainian.