Russian Orthodox Cathedral, Nice
- Russian Orthodox Cathedral, Nice
The Russian Orthodox Cathedral, Nice ("Cathédrale Orthodoxe Russe Saint-Nicolas de Nice") is a Russian Orthodox cathedral, and a national monument of France, located in the city of Nice. Opened in 1912, thanks to the generosity of Tsar Nicholas II, it is the largest Russian Orthodox cathedral outside Russia. There is currently an ownership dispute between the parish and the Russian government.
History
From the middle of the 19th century Russian nobility visited Nice and the French Riviera, following the fashion established decades earlier by the English upper class and nobility. In 1864, immediately after the railway reached Nice, Tsar Alexander II visited by train, attracted by the pleasant climate. Thus began an association between Russians and the French Riviera that continues to this day.The Cathedral was established to serve the large Russian community that had settled in Nice by the end of the 19th century, as well as devote visitors from the Imperial Court. Tsar Nicholas II funded the construction of the Cathedral, which was inaugurated in December 1912.
External links
* [http://www.scholares.net/index.php?Gazetteer Map showing the location of the cathedral]
* [http://www.nytimes.com/2008/01/09/world/europe/09nice.html?_r=2&oref=slogin&oref=slogin] NY Times article regarding disputed ownership.
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