VYBORG "OLD" CATHEDRAL
Russia
The Old Cathedral of Vyborg is the
oldest structure in the
City, dating to 1293. However, the earliest churches here were built of
wood –
the last in that line being burned down in 1411 by Novgorodians.
The first stone Cathedral was begun
in 1433 and was largely
completed by 1445. It is not clear what this medieval structure may
have looked
like because it was changed repeatedly over the following years as well
as
suffering in several wars.
The Cathedral began life as a
Catholic structure, then it
became Lutheran when the Swedes and Finns were in charge before
eventually
becoming Orthodox in 1720. In 1913 the church was restored once gain by
the
newly independent Finns who reverted it the Lutheran church once more.
However, in the Winter War of 1940
(broadly speaking part of
World War II between Finland and Russia) a bomb was dropped on the
Cathedral
and only some walls and the tower have survived to today.
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