{{Short description|Cathedral in Ufa, Russia}} {{Other uses|Cathedral of the Nativity of the Theotokos (disambiguation){{!}}Church of the Nativity of the Theotokos}} {{Coord|54.72722|N|55.97365|E|display=title}} {{multiple image | align = right | total_width = 350 | image1 = Кафедральный Соборный Храм Рождества Богородицы.JPG | image2 = MeleuzHram1.jpg | footer = }} The '''Cathedral of the Nativity of the Theotokos''' is the largest Orthodox church in Ufa, Bashkortostan. It has been the seat of the Bishops of Ufa since May 2016.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://ria.ru/religion/20160605/1443151329.html | title=Патриарх Кирилл сменил кафедральный собор Уфы | date=5 June 2016 }}</ref>

The azure-walled parish church with five golden domes was built between 1901 and 1909 on the site chosen by Bishop Antony. Its construction was financed by local merchants, notably Nikifor Patokin.<ref name="history">{{Cite web |url=http://xn----8sbb5cbmdvj.xn--p1ai/istoriya/ |title=История — Кафедральный собор Рождества Пресвятой Богородицы, г. Уфа |access-date=2018-08-11 |archive-date=2018-08-11 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180811102122/http://xn----8sbb5cbmdvj.xn--p1ai/istoriya/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> Its most striking feature is the 47-metre-tall pagoda-like belltower which used to dominate the city's skyline.

In 1919, the Bolsheviks had the church converted into a hospital. After the domes were torn down, the building was used as a cinema.<ref name="history"/>

The Russian Orthodox Church reclaimed the property in 1991. Restoration works took 15 years and involved a new set of frescos for the interior.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-01-07 |title=Сносили, перестраивали и превращали в кинотеатры: вспоминаем истории 7 уфимских храмов |url=https://ufa1.ru/text/religion/2024/01/07/73096940/ |access-date=2025-01-31 |website=УФА1.ру |language=ru}}</ref>

A bust of poet Denis Davydov was placed in the church garden in 2004.<ref name="history" />

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== External links == * http://собор-уфа.рф * {{commons category-inline|Church of the Nativity of the Theotokos (Ufa)}}

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Category:Russian Orthodox cathedrals in Russia Cathedral Category:Churches completed in 1909 Category:Cultural heritage monuments of regional significance in Bashkortostan

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