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Carpatho-Rusyn immigrants constructed the church in 1913 to serve the growing mining community of nearby Muddy. The church was built in honor of the recently-canonized saint, Joasaph of Belgorod. |
Carpatho-Rusyn immigrants constructed the church in 1913 to serve the growing mining community of nearby Muddy. The church was built in honor of the recently-canonized saint, Joasaph of Belgorod. It initially served 60 families.<ref>{{cite web |title=Story of The Church of St. Iosaph in Muddy, Illinois |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081223133604/http://www.stbasilthegreat.org/muddy.htm |access-date=8 October 2023}}</ref> |
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After years of disuse, the church was dismantled in 2019.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://orthochristian.com/143597.html |author=Cornelia Rees |title=THE ST. JOASAPH OF BELGOROD CHURCH—GONE FROM ILLINOIS}}</ref>, <ref>{{cite web |title=The last of a bye gone era, Muddy Russian Orthodox Church is no more. |url=https://www.facebook.com/538383969630633/posts/the-last-of-a-bye-gone-era-muddy-russian-orthodox-church-is-no-more-an-iconic-sy/1718465724955779/ |website=Southern Illinois Unearthed}}</ref> |
After years of disuse, the church was dismantled in 2019.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://orthochristian.com/143597.html |author=Cornelia Rees |title=THE ST. JOASAPH OF BELGOROD CHURCH—GONE FROM ILLINOIS}}</ref>, <ref>{{cite web |title=The last of a bye gone era, Muddy Russian Orthodox Church is no more. |url=https://www.facebook.com/538383969630633/posts/the-last-of-a-bye-gone-era-muddy-russian-orthodox-church-is-no-more-an-iconic-sy/1718465724955779/ |website=Southern Illinois Unearthed}}</ref> |
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==References== |
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Revision as of 17:49, 8 October 2023
| St. Ioasaph Orthodox Church | |
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| 37°45′56″N 88°31′30″W / 37.7655985°N 88.5249862°W | |
| Location | South St, Harrisburg, IL |
| Country | United States |
| Denomination | Russian Orthodox |
| History | |
| Founded | 1913 |
| Architecture | |
| Groundbreaking | 1911 [1] |
| Completed | 1913 |
| Demolished | 2019 |
| Administration | |
| Diocese | American Carpatho-Russian Orthodox Diocese |
St. Ioasaph Orthodox Church, also known as St. Ioasaph's, was a historic Russian Orthodox church in Muddy, Illinois. It was founded in 1911 [2] and completed in 1913.[3].
History
Carpatho-Rusyn immigrants constructed the church in 1913 to serve the growing mining community of nearby Muddy. The church was built in honor of the recently-canonized saint, Joasaph of Belgorod. It initially served 60 families.[4]
After years of disuse, the church was dismantled in 2019.[5], [6]
References
- ^ Nicholas Lochmatow. "Commemoration of the 100th anniversary of the glorification of St. Ioasaph, Wonderworker and Bishop of Belgorod".
- ^ STEPHEN RICKERL (2011-09-18). "Orthodox Church Celebrates Life of Saint".
- ^ Brian Duneal. "Muddy's Russian Orthodox Church may soon be a memory" (PDF).
- ^ "Story of The Church of St. Iosaph in Muddy, Illinois". Retrieved 8 October 2023.
- ^ Cornelia Rees. "THE ST. JOASAPH OF BELGOROD CHURCH—GONE FROM ILLINOIS".
- ^ "The last of a bye gone era, Muddy Russian Orthodox Church is no more". Southern Illinois Unearthed.