page_title: Forced conversion
section_title: Atheism
hierarchical_section_title: Forced conversion / Atheism
caption_attribution_description: English: Stone Church of Saint Theodora from Sihla, by architect Al. Bernardazzi, is built in 1895 in Downtown Chişinău. Designed and built as a Cathedral of girls high school in Chişinău, the church of Saint Teodora de la Sihla is an architectural masterpiece by Al Bernardazzi. The building have the fingerprints of Byzantine style, typical for the creation of architect A. Bernardazzi. It is of national importance in Moldova and the owner is Metropolis of Bessarabia. Română: Biserica de piatră Sfânta Teodora de la Sihla, arhitect Al. Bernardazzi, este construită în 1895 la Chişinău. Proiectată şi construită drept Catedrală a gimnaziului de fete din Chişinău, edificiul poartă amprentele stilului neobizantin, caracteristice pentru creaţia arhitectului A. Bernardazzi. Se află pe strada Puşkin, nr.20A şi este de o importanţă naţională. A fost remisă în 1994 Mitropoliei Basarabiei aparţinand de Biserica Ortodoxă Română. Français&#160;: l'Eglise „Teodora de la Sihla” (Métropole orthodoxe de Bessarabie) Русский: Капелла женской гимназии, 1895, архитектор - Бернардацци, Кишинёв (Бессарабская митрополия) Deutsch: "Sfânta Teodora de la Sihla" Kirche (Orthodoxe Kirche Bessarabiens) العربية: أسقفية بيسارابيا الأرثوذكسية
context_page_description: Forced conversion is adoption of a different religion or irreligion under duress. Someone who has been forced to convert may continue, covertly, with the beliefs and practices originally held, while outwardly behaving as a convert. Crypto-Jews, crypto-Christians, crypto-Muslims and crypto-Pagans are historical examples of the latter.
caption: "St. Theodora Church in downtown Chişinău was converted into the city's Museum of Scientific Atheism".
   —Andrei Brezianu[162]
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