The "Macedonian Orthodox Cathedral of the Dormition of the Virgin Mary" (Macedonian: Македонска Православна Kатедрала Успение на Пресвета Богородица), also known as "St. Mary" (Macedonian: Пресвета Богородица), is a Macedonian Orthodox Church located in Reynoldsburg, Ohio (Columbus area). It is one of the oldest Macedonian Orthodox communities in the United States and in the American-Canadian Diocese.[1]

Church name

"Dormition of the Most Holy Birthgiver of God," a 2010 fresco in the cathedral

The parish was consecrated as "Makedonska Pravoslavna Crkva Uspenie na Presveta Bogorodica" (Macedonian Cyrillic: Македонска Православна Црква „Успение на Пресвета Богородица“), in honor of the Great Feast of the Dormition of the Mother of God in the Eastern Orthodox Church.

A fresco in the church, 2011

The parish belongs to the Vicariate of the Mid West of the American-Canadian Macedonian Orthodox Diocese of the Macedonian Orthodox Church - Ohrid Archbishopric.

Iconography and frescopainting

In 2008 the parish began work on frescos on the interior sanctuary walls.

See also

Dormition fresco-detail
Proskomede
Deaconicon

Footnotes

  1. ^ "American-Canadian Macedonian Orthodox Diocese". Archived from the original on July 11, 2014. Retrieved 14 September 2014.
Allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St._Mary_Macedonian_Orthodox_Church,_Reynoldsburg,_Ohio
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