The Cathedral of St. Catherine is a religious building belonging to the Orthodox faith that is situated within the Kherson fortress, in the city of Kherson, Ukraine. It was built in 1781–1786, one of
Ukraine Cherson 2St. Ekater
Kherson 28102009
Kherson 28102009
Kherson 28102009
Ivan Gannibal
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Ivan Abramovich Gannibal was a Russian military leader. He was the son of military commander, general and engineer Abram Petrovich Gannibal, as well as the great-uncle of Russia's most famous poet, Al
St. Catherine's Cathedral, Kherson
…rusticated walls. The church was dedicated to Catherine of Alexandria, the patron saint of the reigning empress. The church was built by order of General Ivan Gannibal in the aftermath of the Russo-Turkish War and Russia's annexation of New Russia. It was intended as a memorial to the war of conquest and is full of…
Gannibal wearing the cross of the Order of St. George
Portrait by Dmitry Levitzky, c. 1790