Saints Constantine and Helen Church (Mariupol)
| Saints Constantine and Helen Church | |
|---|---|
Церква Св. Костянтина і Єлени | |
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 Saints Constantine and Helen Church | |
| 47°05′46″N 37°32′55″E / 47.09611°N 37.54861°E | |
| Country | Ukraine |
| Language(s) | Ukrainian, Russian |
| Denomination | Ukrainian Orthodox |
| History | |
| Status | Demolished |
| Consecrated | 1910 |
| Architecture | |
| Demolished | 1934 |
The Saints Constantine and Helen Church (Ukrainian: Церква Св. Костянтина і Єлени) was an Orthodox church in Mariupol, Ukraine.
History
[edit]It was an Orthodox church in honor of the Roman emperor Constantine the Great and his mother Helena. The architect Victor Nilsen designed and built this church between 1903 and 1911[1][2] The building stood until it was demolished in 1934 during the Soviet era by the Bolshevik government as part of the Atheist Five-Year Plan.[3][4]
Gallery
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References
[edit]- ^ 5 безповоротно загублених храмів Маріуполя. Archived 2022-03-25 at the Wayback Machine mistomariupol.com.ua.
- ^ Эдуард ВОРОБЬЕВ: Храм – от рождения до распятия. Archived 2014-04-13 at the Wayback Machine old-mariupol.com.ua.
- ^ Lew Yarutsky (Лев Давидович Яруцкий): Мариупольские храмы вчера и сегодня (english: churches of mariupol, yesterday and today), Коллектив, предприятие «Мариупол. инж. центр экон. и социал. развития», Мариуполь 1991
- ^ Lew Yarutsky (Лев Давидович Яруцкий): Мариупольская старина (english: history of mariupol), Коллектив, предприятие «Мариупол. инж. центр экон. и социал. развития», Мариуполь 1991
External links
[edit]- Old Mariupol
- Misto Mariupol Archived 2022-03-25 at the Wayback Machine
- mrpl.city
