Church of the Dormition of Mary, Mariupol
Church of the Dormition of Mary | |
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Church of the Dormition of the Holy Virgin Mary | |
![]() Church of the Dormition of Mary | |
47°06′34″N 37°33′43.8″E / 47.10944°N 37.562167°E | |
Location | Mariupol |
Country | Ukraine |
History | |
Status | Church |
Founded | 1780 |
Dedication | Assumption of Mary |
Architecture | |
Functional status | destroyed |
Years built | 1880 |
Completed | 1887 |
Specifications | |
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
[edit]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]
Gallery
[edit]- In the church there was the icon of Mary Odigitria also known as Mother of God of Mariupol.
- The icon of Mary Odigitria was considered a miraculous icon.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ 5 безповоротно загублених храмів Маріуполя. mistomariupol.com.ua.
- ^ Эдуард ВОРОБЬЕВ: Храм – от рождения до распятия. Archived 2014-04-13 at the Wayback Machine old-mariupol.com.ua.
- ^ Дмитрий Янатьев: Мариинская церковь. Archived 2011-04-20 at the Wayback Machine old-mariupol.com.ua.
- ^ Николай РУДЕНКО: Судьба святыни мариупольских греков. Archived 2022-06-11 at the Wayback Machine old-mariupol.com.ua.
- ^ Lew Yarutsky (Лев Давидович Яруцкий): Мариупольские храмы вчера и сегодня (Churches of Mariupol), Коллектив, предприятие «Мариупол. инж. центр экон. и социал. развития», Мариуполь 1991
- ^ Lew Yarutsky (Лев Давидович Яруцкий): Мариупольская старина (History of Mariupol), Коллектив, предприятие «Мариупол. инж. центр экон. и социал. развития», Мариуполь 1991