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]
Dormition of the Virgin Mary | |
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![]() The new church building of St. Mary Macedonian Orthodox Cathedral | |
39°58′40″N 82°47′39″W / 39.9777°N 82.7941°W | |
Location | 400 S. Waggoner Rd. Reynoldsburg, Ohio 43068 |
Country | United States |
Website | macedonianchurch |
History | |
Founded | 1958 |
Administration | |
Diocese | American-Canadian |
Clergy | |
Priest(s) | Very Rev. Dusko Gorgievski (Dean) Rev. Radovan Cekovski |
Church name
editThe 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.
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
editIn 2008 the parish began work on frescos on the interior sanctuary walls.
See also
editFootnotes
edit- ^ "American-Canadian Macedonian Orthodox Diocese". Archived from the original on July 11, 2014. Retrieved 14 September 2014.