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Yulia Romero (talk | contribs) →History: On 11 November 2023 the monumental status of this sculpture was scrapped in order to comply with 2023 derussification-laws.<ref>{{cite web |title=The government has adopted a decision that removes the protection status from a number of monuments of the Soviet and imperial era|url=https://www.istpravda.com.ua/short/2023/11/11/163343/|access-date=15 November 2023|publisher=Istorychna Pravda|language=Ukrainian|date=11 November 2023}}</ref> |
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Several churches in the region, including the [[Nativity Cathedral, Chişinău|Nativity Cathedral]] in [[Chişinău]], were built in conscious imitation of the Odesa church. The cathedral was the burial place of the bishops of [[Tauride]], including Saint Innocent of Kherson, and Prince [[Mikhail Semyonovich Vorontsov]], the famous governor of New Russia.{{Cn|date=July 2023}}
The original structure was demolished by the Soviets in 1936. It was rebuilt starting from 1999. The new cathedral was consecrated in 2003. The remains of Prince Vorontsov and his wife were reburied in the cathedral. There is [[Statue of Graf Vorontsov, Odesa|a statue of him]] on the cathedral square.
The cathedral [[Church bell|bell]]s are controlled by an electronic device capable of playing 99 melodies.{{Cn|date=July 2023}}
On July 23, 2023, the cathedral was severely damaged by a [[Bombing of Odesa (2022–present)|Russian missile attack]].<ref name=RBK_2023_07_23/><ref>{{Cite web |url = https://www.nytimes.com/video/world/europe/100000009008708/odesa-ukraine-cathedral.html | title = Damage to the Odesa Transfiguration Cathedral (video)| work = New York Times| date = 23 July 2023}}
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