Orthodox Church of the Holy Spirit in Białystok
Orthodox Church of the Holy Spirit in Białystok | |
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Cerkiew Świętego Ducha w Białymstoku | |
Groundbreaking | 1 August 1982 |
Specifications | |
Capacity | 3,000 |
Height | approx. 60m |
Number of domes | 5 |
Administration | |
Diocese | Białystok and Gdańsk |
Deanery | Białystok |
Clergy | |
Provost | Jerzy Boreczko |
Vicar(s) | Mirosław Filimoniuk Władysław Masajło Andrzej Popławski Piotr Omelczuk |
Deacon(s) | Eugeniusz Skowroński Jan Tichoniuk |
Orthodox Church of the Holy Spirit (Polish: Cerkiew Świętego Ducha w Białymstoku) is an Orthodox parish church in Białystok, Podlaskie Voivodeship. It is under the jurisdiction of the Białystok Deanery of the Diocese of Białystok and Gdańsk of the Polish Orthodox Church. It is located in the Wysoki Stoczek district, at 13 Antoniuk Fabryczny Street.
History
From the 1970s, the
Together with Fr. Żeleźniakowicz and architect Jan Kabac, Bishop Sawa then began searching for the most suitable place for the new temple. Among the faithful and the clergy there were divided opinions in this respect, three locations were considered - in Antoniuk, Wygoda and Kopernika Street. The choice of the first place was decided by the Bishop of Białystok.[4] In December 1981, a plot of land at Antoniuk Fabryczny Street was purchased. As it turned out that people lived in the area, the parish paid for new apartments for them. In the first stage of work, the construction was not well received by the local residents. Their complaint was submitted to the Białystok Voivode, stating that the Orthodox Church "will become a cause of excessive noise" and will cause unnecessary confusion. Already during the construction, the unfinished building was set on fire three times. [5]
The cornerstone, in which, next to the foundation act, stones from the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, Jordan and Athos were placed, and the bishop of Bialystok and Gdańsk Sawa consecrated the construction of the church on August 1, 1982. He also entrusted the duties of supervising the construction of Serafim Żeleźniakowicz. During the construction works, a temporary chapel operated in the vicinity of the future temple
The church was consecrated on May 16, 1999, on the
Four years after the temple was consecrated, work on the fresco complex began inside that was done with a group of selected iconographers from Donetsk, under the direction of Vladimir Telichko. Artists from Donetsk were the first to make the Eucharist fresco in the altar room, depicting the eternity of the sacrament shown.[7]
Overview
Designed by
The furnishing of its interior is modern, but made on the basis of traditional patterns of Orthodox church art. The frescoes in the temple were made by a team of iconographers from Donetsk under the direction of Vladimir Telichko.
External links
Media related to Orthodox Holy Spirit church in Białystok at Wikimedia Commons
References
- ^ Ławreszuk, M. (2012). Parafia Świętego Ducha w Białymstoku. 30 lat 1982–2012 (in Polish). Orthodox Parish of the Holy Spirit. p. 13-15.
- ^ Bołtryk, Michał (2012). Wspaniały dziś dzień (in Polish) (10 (328) ed.). Przegląd Prawosławny.
- ^ Ławreszuk, M. (2012). Parafia Świętego Ducha w Białymstoku. 30 lat 1982–2012 (in Polish). Orthodox Parish of the Holy Spirit. p. 13-15.
- ^ Ławreszuk, M. (2012). Parafia Świętego Ducha w Białymstoku. 30 lat 1982–2012 (in Polish). Orthodox Parish of the Holy Spirit. p. 16.
- ^ Ławreszuk, M. (2012). Parafia Świętego Ducha w Białymstoku. 30 lat 1982–2012 (in Polish). Orthodox Parish of the Holy Spirit. p. 19-21.
- ^ Ławreszuk, M. (2012). Parafia Świętego Ducha w Białymstoku. 30 lat 1982–2012 (in Polish). Orthodox Parish of the Holy Spirit. p. 44-45.
- ^ Ławreszuk, M. (2012). Parafia Świętego Ducha w Białymstoku. 30 lat 1982–2012 (in Polish). Orthodox Parish of the Holy Spirit. p. 72.
- ^ Adam Kupryjaniuk (2021-04-11). "Białystok. To tu jest najwięcej cerkwi w Polsce. Sprawdź, gdzie się znajdują" (in Polish). Kurier Poranny.
- ^ Anna Cymer (2019-12-30). "Najpiękniejsze cerkwie w Polsce" (in Polish). culture.pl.
- ^ Klimuk, Natalia (2012). Pomnażanie darów (in Polish) (8 (326) ed.). Przegląd Prawosławny.