The Klaukkala Orthodox Church (Finnish: Klaukkalan ortodoksinen kirkko; Swedish: Klövskog ortodoxa kyrka), also known as St. Nectarios Church (Finnish: Pyhän Nektarios Eginalaisen kirkko; Swedish: Sankt Nektarios kyrka), is the 20th-century wooden Orthodox church located in Klaukkala, an urban area in the Nurmijärvi municipality in Uusimaa, Finland.[1] The church was named after the Greek saint Nectarios of Aegina. The church also keeps the relic of Nectarios.[2]
| Klaukkala Orthodox Church | |
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| St. Nectarios Church | |
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| 60°22′25.6″N 24°44′37.0″E / 60.373778°N 24.743611°E | |
| Location | Klaukkala, Nurmijärvi, Uusimaa |
| Address | Kuonomäentie 80 |
| Country | Finland |
| Website | www.hos.fi |
| History | |
| Dedication | Nectarios of Aegina |
| Consecrated | 3 September 1995 (as eukteria) 9 November 1997 (as church) |
| Architecture | |
| Architect(s) | Ritva Westermark |
| Completed | 1995 |
| Administration | |
| Diocese | Eparchy of Helsinki |
| Parish | Helsinki Orthodox Parish |
Kermesse is celebrated in the church annually on 9 November.[3]
History
editKlaukkala's Orthodox circle of friends, who called themselves the "Nektarios group", collected money for their own church since 1986. In 1993, a church premises was acquired in Klaukkala along the Kuonomäentie road.[1] A log building designed by architect Ritva Westermark was built in the estate,[1] with a lot of savings and communal work.[3][4] The traveler's cross, domes, bell tower and porch pillars were made by Johannes Andrejev. The icons of the iconostasis and the altar icon were painted by Aleksander Wikström.[1]
When the building was completed in 1995, it originally served as an eukteria, but it was officially consecrated as a church by Archbishop Leo on 9 November 1997.[3] The church became part of the Helsinki Orthodox Parish.[1][4]
See also
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editReferences
edit- ^ a b c d e Lehtinen, Minna (15 April 2022). "Kaikilla tavoilla aistien – Nurmijärvellä 401 ortodoksia". Nurmijärven Uutiset (in Finnish). Retrieved 4 February 2024.
- ^ Ojanne, Jaakko, ed. (2014). "Klaukkalan kirkko – aikakauden majakka jo kymmenen vuotta". Klaneetti (in Finnish). Nurmijärvi-Seura r.y. p. 44.
- ^ a b c "Pyhän Nektarios Eginalaisen muistopäivänä juhlitaan Klaukkalan 25-vuotiasta kirkkoa" (in Finnish). Helsinki Orthodox Parish. 7 November 2022. Retrieved 4 February 2024.
- ^ a b Piiroinen, Petri (2002). Ortodoksisuutta eilen ja tänään: Helsingin ortodoksinen seurakunta 1827–2002 (in Finnish). Helsinki: Helsinki Orthodox Parish. pp. 243–244. ISBN 951-95511-6-6.
External links
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Media related to Klaukkala Orthodox Church at Wikimedia Commons
- Klaukkala Orthodox Church at Orthodox Parish of Helsinki (in Finnish)
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