A note from the craftsmen was found in the cross on the dome of the Cathedral of St. Paul the Apostle in Gatchina, it was left 35 years ago. This was announced on Tuesday, February 2, at the press service of the government of the Leningrad region.
“During the dismantling of the cross installed on the dome of the Cathedral of St. Paul the Apostle in Gatchina, the restorers discovered a note left by the craftsmen in 1986,” Interfax reported.
As specified, the note contains information about the cross: its height and the amount of gold spent on it.
In addition, the message contains information about the restoration and consecration of the cathedral’s cross, which took place in 1986.
The Gatchina Cathedral of St. Paul the Apostle was built in the middle of the 19th century. The temple belongs to the Gatchina diocese of the Russian Orthodox Church, it is the center of the Gatchina city deanery district.
At the end of December, it became known that the roof of the Church of the Assumption with unique frescoes, located near Pskov, had been replaced. It is noted that the roof has been completely restored. It remains to complete external work, including landscaping. For this it is necessary to develop a new project.