St. Andrew's Cathedral (Silver Spring, Maryland) Explained

Building Name:St. Andrew Cathedral
Location:15100 New Hampshire Avenue
Silver Spring, Maryland
United States
Religious Affiliation:Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the USA
Rite:Byzantine Rite
Consecration Year:1988
Leadership:Archbishop: Archbishop Antony
Pastor: Father Volodymyr Steliac
Website:www.standrewuoc.org
Architect:M. Nimtsev
Architecture Type:Cathedral
Architecture Style:Kozak Baroque
Year Completed:1987
Dome Quantity:Five

St. Andrew Cathedral is a Ukrainian Orthodox cathedral at 15100 New Hampshire Avenue in Silver Spring, Maryland, United States. It is the seat of the Archbishop of New York-Washington.[1]

History

St. Andrew’s Parish was founded with a membership of 65 families in the Washington, D.C. area in 1949.[2] The community initially met in rented buildings until it bought and renovated a structure on 16th Street. The congregation purchased the property in Silver Spring in 1986 and commissioned a church building in the Kozak Baroque style. That same year the nuclear disaster at Chernobyl occurred and the church was dedicated in memory of the victims. The church building was finished the following year and it was consecrated on April 24, 1988. It features a mosaic of its patron, St. Andrew, above the entrance on the street façade and five cupolas with gilt Onion domes.

External links

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Directory of Parishes . Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the USA. 2013-11-06. 17 May 2013.
  2. Web site: Welcome to Our Parish. St. Andrew’s Ukrainian Orthodox Cathedral. 2013-11-06.