Romanian National Salvation Cathedral
| Romanian People's Salvation Cathedral | |
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| Catedrala Mântuirii Neamului Românesc | |
March 2017 (Nave 45 metres)
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| 44°25′33.26″N 26°4′56.37″E / 44.4259056°N 26.0823250°ECoordinates: 44°25′33.26″N 26°4′56.37″E / 44.4259056°N 26.0823250°E | |
| Location | 4-60 13 September Street, Sector 5, Bucharest |
| Country |
 Romania
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| Denomination | Eastern Orthodox |
| Website | catedralaneamului |
| History | |
| Dedication | Ascension of the Lord Saint Andrew the Apostle |
| Relics held | Saint John Chrysostom Saint Nectarios of Aegina Saint Andrew the Apostle |
| Architecture | |
| Status | Under construction |
| Architect(s) | Vanel-Exim SRL |
| Style | Neo-Byzantine |
| Groundbreaking | 15 December 2010 |
| Completed | June 2018 (superstructure) 1 December 2018 (open) 2024 (completely) |
| Construction cost | €200 million (completely) |
| Specifications | |
| Capacity | 6,000 (nave-narthex) 125,000 (inner courtyard) |
| Length | 126.1 m (413 ft 9 in) |
| Width | 67.7 m (222 ft 1 in) |
| Height | Top cross: 127 m (416 ft 8 in) (exterior) 132 m (433 ft 1 in) (ground) |
| Floor area | Above the ground 7m: 5,830 m² (interior) Above the ground 5m (zero point / reference point): 7,500 m² (exterior) |
The Cathedral for the Salvation of the Romanian People (Romanian: Catedrala Mântuirii Neamului Românesc) is the common name used to refer to a future Romanian Orthodox cathedral currently under construction in Bucharest. It will be the patriarchal cathedral of the Romanian Orthodox Church, and the tallest Orthodox Christian church in the world when completed. The new cathedral will be dedicated to the Ascension of Christ and to Saint Andrew.
The plan of the cathedral complex includes a cathedral building; below the cathedral building, a soup kitchen with capacity for 1,000; two hotels; and parking for about 500 cars. The cathedral is designed with seating for approximately 6,000 worshipers, a greater than tenfold increase on the current patriarchal cathedral.
The earliest idea of a national cathedral came about after the Romanian War of Independence (1877 - 1878). It would symbolise the victory of Orthodoxy against the Ottoman Muslims. The idea was shelved for lack of consensus on design, location and funding.
In 1920, King Ferdinand sent a letter to the Metropolitan bishop Miron Cristea, supporting the project, but this had no effect. In 1925, after the Romanian Orthodox Church became an independent patriarchate, Cristea suggested Carol Park as a site but his idea was defeated in favour of Bibescu Vodă Square. There, in 1929, a troiță (calvary) was raised. Lack of funds meant the construction was postponed and later forgotten.
In September 1995, as the Romanian Orthodox Church celebrated its 70th anniversary of independence, Patriarch Teoctist proposed a new large cathedral on the scale of the newly rebuilt Cathedral of Christ the Saviour in Moscow. He envisioned a standing capacity of 10,000.
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