The People's Salvation Cathedral in Romania
The People's Salvation Cathedral (Romanian: Catedrala Mântuirii Neamului), also known as the National Cathedral (Romanian: Catedrala Națională), is an Eastern Orthodox cathedral under construction in Bucharest to serve as the patriarchal cathedral of the Romanian Orthodox Church. It is located in central Bucharest on Spirea's Hill (Arsenal Square), facing the same courtyard as the Palace of Parliament which is the heaviest building in the world, the cathedral having a one-tenth of its weight and about one-fifth of its volume.[23][9] Situated behind the Palace of Parliament, this will make it 50 meters taller than the Palace and will help to make the cathedral an iconic landmark in the city. The People's Salvation Cathedral 135 meters (443 ft) in height (ground cross), holds a dominant position in Bucharest's cityscape, being visible from all approaches to the city.
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00:00The People's Salvation Cathedral, Romanian.
00:11Catedrala Mântuirii Namului, also known as the National Cathedral, Romanian.
00:16Catedrala Națională, is an Eastern Orthodox cathedral under construction in Bucharest
00:21to serve as the patriarchal cathedral of the Romanian Orthodox Church.
00:26It is located in central Bucharest on Spireaș Hill, Arsenal Square, facing the same courtyard
00:31as the Palace of Parliament which is the heaviest building in the world.
00:35The cathedral having a one-tenth of its weight and about one-fifth of its volume.
00:40Situated behind the Palace of Parliament, this will make it 50 meters taller than the
00:45palace and will help to make the cathedral an iconic landmark in the city.
00:49The People's Salvation Cathedral 135 meters height, ground cross, holds a dominant position
00:56in Bucharest's cityscape, being visible from all approaches to the city.
01:00It is the tallest and largest Eastern Orthodox church building by volume, and area.
01:05No two in the world.
01:07The People's Salvation Cathedral will have the largest collection of church mosaics in
01:11the world, interior decoration, when it is completed, having about 18,000 square meters.
01:17Including the mosaic of the altar is about 3,000 square meters.
01:22The mosaic of the National Cathedral contains glass tesserae from Venice, and Carrara stone
01:27from Pietrasanta, Italy.
01:29Also, the People's Salvation Cathedral has the world's largest Orthodox iconostasis,
01:3523.8 meters in length and 17.1 meters in height, and the world's largest free-swinging church
01:41bell.
01:42The cathedral is dedicated to the Ascension of Christ, which in Romania is celebrated
01:46as the Hero's Day, and to Saint Andrew the Apostle, Protector of Romania.
01:51The cathedral was consecrated on 25 November 2018 by the Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople
01:57Bartholomew I, Patriarch Daniel of Romania, and Metropolitan Chrysostomos of Patras from
02:04the Greek Orthodox Church, on the same day as the consecration.
02:08The very first church service of the cathedral took place and was led by both Patriarch Bartholomew
02:13and Patriarch Daniel.
02:15The first patronal feast of the People's Salvation Cathedral was celebrated on 30 November, on
02:21the day of Saint Andrew I called.
02:24And the liturgy was officiated by Patriarch Theophilus III of Jerusalem and Patriarch
02:28Daniel of Romania.
02:30The first taedium of the cathedral was celebrated on 1 December 2018.
02:35The idea of a national cathedral first emerged following the Romanian War of Independence
02:401877-1878, which was mainly fought between the Russian and Ottoman Empires.
02:47The church was to symbolize the victory of Orthodox Christians over the Ottoman Muslims.
02:52The idea was shelved for lack of consensus on design, location, and funding.
02:57The unification of the Romanian principalities in 1859 entailed a unitary organization of
03:03church structures in Moldavia and Wallachia within the Holy Synod, 1872.
03:09Thus the assembly of hierarchs increased to twelve members, including the Primate Metropolitan,
03:14Chairman, the Metropolitan of Moldavia and their suffragan bishops of Ramnic, Buzau,
03:19Argos, Roman, Husi and Lower Danube, Galati, and one auxiliary vicar-bishop for every diocese.
03:27The old Metropolitan Cathedral had proved overcrowded, especially during the national
03:31holidays, such as the proclamation of the Kingdom of Romania and the crowning of King
03:36Carol I of Romania, 10 May 1881.
03:41And none of the over 100 churches in Bucharest was able to receive those who would have wanted
03:45to participate in the official service.
03:47Therefore, at King Carol I's desire, Romania's assembly of deputies and the Senate voted
03:53in favor of Law No. 1750 on the construction of the Cathedral Church in Bucharest, promulgated
03:59by King Carol I on 5 June 1884.
04:03That is all.
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