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Destroyed Eastern Orthodox church in Mariupol, Ukraine From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Saints Constantine and Helen Church (Ukrainian: церква Св. Костянтина і Єлени (Маріуполь)) was an Orthodox church in Mariupol, Ukraine.
Saints Constantine and Helen Church (Mariupol) | |
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церква Св. Костянтина і Єлени | |
47°05′46″N 37°32′55″E | |
Country | Ukraine |
Language(s) | Ukrainian, Russian |
Denomination | Ukrainian Orthodox |
History | |
Status | Demolished |
Consecrated | 1910 |
Architecture | |
Demolished | 1934 |
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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