Saints Constantine and Helen Church (Mariupol) explained

Saints Constantine and Helen Church (Mariupol)
Native Name:церква Св. Костянтина і Єлени
Native Name Lang:lang-uk
Coordinates:47.0961°N 37.5486°W
Country:Ukraine
Language(S):Ukrainian, Russian
Denomination:Ukrainian Orthodox
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Status:Demolished
Consecrated Date:1910
Demolished Date:1934

The Saints Constantine and Helen Church (Ukrainian: церква Св. Костянтина і Єлени (Маріуполь)) was an Orthodox church in Mariupol, Ukraine.

History

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]

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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. 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
  4. Lew Yarutsky (Лев Давидович Яруцкий): Мариупольская старина (english: history of mariupol), Коллектив, предприятие «Мариупол. инж. центр экон. и социал. развития», Мариуполь 1991