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(Redirected from Church of the Assumption of Mary (Mariupol)) Destroyed Eastern Orthodox church in Mariupol, Ukraine Church in Mariupol, Ukraine
Church of the Dormition of Mary
Church of the Dormition of the Holy Virgin Mary
Church of the Dormition of Mary
Church of the Dormition of Mary is located in UkraineChurch of the Dormition of MaryChurch of the Dormition of Mary
47°06′34″N 37°33′43.8″E / 47.10944°N 37.562167°E / 47.10944; 37.562167
LocationMariupol
CountryUkraine
History
StatusChurch
Founded1780 (1780)
DedicationAssumption of Mary
Architecture
Functional statusdestroyed
Years built1880
Completed1887
Specifications
MaterialsBrick

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. 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.

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  • In the church there was the icon of Mary Odigitria also known as Mother of God of Mariupol. 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. The icon of Mary Odigitria was considered a miraculous icon.

See also

References

  1. 5 безповоротно загублених храмів Маріуполя. mistomariupol.com.ua.
  2. Эдуард ВОРОБЬЕВ: Храм – от рождения до распятия. Archived 2014-04-13 at the Wayback Machine old-mariupol.com.ua.
  3. Дмитрий Янатьев: Мариинская церковь. Archived 2011-04-20 at the Wayback Machine old-mariupol.com.ua.
  4. Николай РУДЕНКО: Судьба святыни мариупольских греков. Archived 2022-06-11 at the Wayback Machine old-mariupol.com.ua.
  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
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