St. Nicholas Cathedral, Caracas

Никольский собор в Каракасе

VenezuelaКаракас (Лос-Дос-Каминос)1954Public buildings

A cathedral of the Russian Orthodox Church Outside Russia in the Los Dos Caminos district. It was built in the mid-1950s on the initiative of Archpriest John Baumanis with donations and labour of the Russian community; the engineer was Alexander Yakovlev and the design follows the Novgorod–Pskov tradition. Construction began in 1954; sources date the consecration to 1954 or 1955.

Собор Русской православной церкви заграницей в районе Лос-Дос-Каминос. Построен в середине 1950-х годов по инициативе протоиерея Иоанна Бауманиса на пожертвования и силами русской общины; инженер-строитель — А. В. Яковлев, облик выдержан в традициях новгородско-псковского зодчества. Строительство начато в 1954 году; освящение источники относят к 1954 или 1955 году.

Property abroad

EraChurch

FunctionChurch

Present ownerSt. Nicholas Cathedral parish, South American Diocese of ROCOR

Acquisitionbuilt

StatusIn use

As of2014-07

According to the Fundación Arquitectura y Ciudad (July 2014), the church belongs to the Russian Orthodox Church Outside Russia and has been headed since 2009 by Bishop John of Caracas and South America.