Odessa, Odessa Province, Ukraine, February 12, 2024
Photo: Twitter The Italian government has made a sizable contribution towards the restoration of the Holy Transfiguration Cathedral in Odessa, which was severely damaged in July.
In October, Italy and Ukraine signed an agreement of cooperation on the project, and according to a new agreement made with UNESCO, Italy’s first allotment amounts to $539,200 (500,000 euros), reports the Information-Education Department of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church.
Recall that the cathedral was badly damaged during a Russian missile attack on the seaport infrastructure in the city on the Black Sea Wonderworking icon survives severe damage to Odessa Cathedral (+VIDEO)Later, hundreds of Odessans came to pray before the icon and clean up the cathedral.
“>in late July. The central altar and cathedral office space were completely destroyed, though a wonderworking copy of the Kasperov Icon of the Mother of God, which is housed in the cathedral, was safely pulled from the rubble.
His Beatitude Metropolitan Onuphry of Kiev and All Ukraine visited the badly damaged cathedral Metropolitan Onuphry visits severely damaged Odessa cathedral (+VIDEOS)His Beatitude travelled to Odessa on Thursday and Friday for the feast of St. Kuksha of Odessa, whose relics are housed at the Holy Dormition Monastery.
“>in late September and served a memorial litiya before the surviving copy of the Kasperov Icon.
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