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Dormition Cathedral in Smolensk
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For other uses, see Cathedral of the Dormition of the Theotokos.
The Cathedral Church of the Dormition (Russian: Успенский собор), dominating the city of Smolensk, Russia, from Cathedral Hill, has been the principal church of the Smolensk bishopric for 800 years.
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