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The Holy Intercession Cathedral in Kiliia was built in 1822-1836 according to the project of the architect Abraham Melnikov.
In 1895, a bell tower was added to the new cathedral.
Local residents call the church a "Ukrainian church" as opposed to Old Believer churches.
Haharinska Street, 94 Kiliia
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The Church of the Intercession of the Holy Virgin in Kiliia is the largest Old Believer church in Odesa region.
The first Old Believer Intercession Church in Kiliia was built in 1846 from adobe (clay bricks mixed with straw, dried in the sun). The Old Believer district of Kiliia was formed around the church.
In 1912-1916, a new one was built around the adobe church - the old one was dismantled and taken out through the door. Great help in the construction of the Old Believer Cathedral was provided by Jewish merchants - a feature of multinational Kiliia.
In 1929-1930, a new 51-meter bell tower was built. The fence around the temple yard was built already in Soviet times - in 1953-1954.
Solovyova Street, 29 Kiliia
The unique semi-underground Saint Nicholas Church in Kiliia was founded in 1485, at the beginning of the period of Turkish rule on the Danube.
The Turks did not forbid the Orthodox to build churches, but they demanded that Orthodox churches not exceed the height of a mosque (according to another version, a janissary on a horse). In order for the building to retain its functionality, the builders had to sink it into the ground by more than 2 meters.
The church acquired its current appearance in 1891, when a high bell tower was added to it.
Dunayska Street, 4 Kiliia