Dormition of the Theotokos Church, Constanța
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The Dormition of the Theotokos Church (Romanian: Biserica Adormirea Maicii Domnului) is a Romanian Orthodox church located at 18 Ion Lahovary Street, Constanța, Romania. It is dedicated to the Dormition of the Theotokos.
The building is the city's second-oldest Romanian church, after what is now the cathedral. It was constructed for residents of a new neighborhood that extended beyond the historic limits of the city. Bishop Pimen Georgescu approved the project in 1906, and the church was consecrated in 1911.[1]
The church is listed as a historic monument by Romania's Ministry of Culture and Religious Affairs.[2]
Notes
[edit]- ^ (in Romanian) “Biserica ‘Adormirea Maicii Domnului I’ din Constanța a primit hramul după patronul spiritual al Zilei Marinei în anul 1906”, in Ziua de Constanța, August 15, 2017
- ^ (in Romanian) Lista Monumentelor Istorice 2010: Județul Timiș Archived 2018-12-15 at the Wayback Machine