St. Teodora de la Sihla Church | |
Location | Downtown Chişinău |
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Country | Moldova |
Denomination | Eastern Orthodoxy |
History | |
Founder(s) | Teodor Krupensky and Eufrosinia Veazemsky |
Dedication | St. Teodora de la Sihla |
Consecrated | 1922 |
Architecture | |
Status | Church |
Functional status | Cathedral of the Metropolis of Bessarabia |
Architect(s) | Alexander Bernardazzi |
Style | Byzantine Style |
Completed | 1895 |
The St. Teodora de la Sihla Church (Romanian: Biserica Sfânta Teodora de la Sihla) is a cathedral in Downtown Chişinău, Moldova.
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Formerly the chapel of a girls gymnasium, the church of St. Teodora de la Sihla is an architectural masterpiece by Alexander Bernardazzi. It boasts the elements of his favorite neoclassic byzantine architecture.