Roman Catholic Cathedral of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary

The appearance of the Roman Catholic Cathedral of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary was driven by the need to create a church for the Kharkiv Catholic community, who came to Kharkiv from Poland and France after the French Revolution of 1789. At first, they built a small church in the 80s of the 19th century, but there was a need to expand it. Thus, in 1987, the first stone of the new church was consecrated. In 1892, Bishop Simon consecrated the altar in the newly built church.

Photo from the website catholic-kharkiv.org

From 1949 to 1991, the church was not functioning. Only in December 1991 was it returned to the faithful. The cathedral’s internal and external restoration work was finally completed in 2007. Since then, the cathedral has been fully functioning and reminds believers that unshakable faith in a bright future was heard and fulfilled by the saints.

Interesting facts:

• The cathedral’s architect-engineer was Kharkiv native B. Mykhailovskyi.
• The cathedral was built with funds from Roman Catholics of different nationalities.
• The church was based on the basilican style, with elements of pseudo-Gothic used in it.
• Earlier, there was a plaster sculpture of St. Apostle Peter in the cathedral. It is now kept in the Kharkiv Historical Museum.