Church of the Dormition of Mary, Mariupol explained

Church of the Dormition of Mary
Fullname:Church of the Dormition of the Holy Virgin Mary
Pushpin Map:Ukraine
Location:Mariupol
Coordinates:47.1094°N 37.5622°W
Country:Ukraine
Dedication:Assumption of Mary
Status:Church
Functional Status:destroyed
Years Built:1880
Completed Date:1887
Materials:Brick

The Church of the Dormition of Mary (Ukrainian: Успенська церква, Церква Успіння Пресвятої Богородиці (Маріуполь)) was an Orthodox church in Mariupol, Ukraine.

History

It was an Orthodox church dedicated to the Dormition of the Mother of God. The architect Victor Nilsen designed and built this church between 1880 and 1887.[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.

In the church there was the icon of Mary Odigitria also known as Mother of God of Mariupol. It was considered a miraculous icon.[3] [4] [5] [6]

See also

Notes and References

  1. https://mistomariupol.com.ua/uk/5-bezpovorotno-zagublenih-hramiv-mariupolya/ 5 безповоротно загублених храмів Маріуполя.
  2. http://old-mariupol.com.ua/xram-ot-rozhdeniya-do-raspyatiya/ Эдуард ВОРОБЬЕВ: Храм – от рождения до распятия.
  3. http://old-mariupol.com.ua/mariinskaya-cerkov/ Дмитрий Янатьев: Мариинская церковь.
  4. http://old-mariupol.com.ua/sudba-svyatyni-mariupolskix-grekov/ Николай РУДЕНКО: Судьба святыни мариупольских греков.
  5. Lew Yarutsky (Лев Давидович Яруцкий): Мариупольские храмы вчера и сегодня (Churches of Mariupol), Коллектив, предприятие «Мариупол. инж. центр экон. и социал. развития», Мариуполь 1991
  6. Lew Yarutsky (Лев Давидович Яруцкий): Мариупольская старина (History of Mariupol), Коллектив, предприятие «Мариупол. инж. центр экон. и социал. развития», Мариуполь 1991