Macedonian Orthodox Cathedral of the Dormition of the Virgin Mary, Reynoldsburg

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Dormition of the Virgin Mary
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The new church building of St. Mary Macedonian Orthodox Cathedral
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Dormition of the Virgin Mary
39°58′40″N82°47′39″W / 39.9777°N 82.7941°W / 39.9777; -82.7941
Location400 S. Waggoner Rd.
Reynoldsburg, Ohio
43068
CountryUnited States
Website saintmaryohio.org
History
Founded1958
Administration
Diocese American-Canadian
Clergy
Priest(s) Very Rev. Dusko Gorgievski (Dean)
Rev. Radovan Cekovski

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]

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Church name

"Dormition of the Most Holy Birthgiver of God," a 2010 fresco in the cathedral "Dormition of the Most Holy Birthgiver of God" fresco on the western wall of the Cathedral, 2010.JPG
"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.

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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

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Dormition fresco-detail
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Proskomede
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Deaconicon

Footnotes

  1. "American-Canadian Macedonian Orthodox Diocese". Archived from the original on July 11, 2014. Retrieved 14 September 2014.

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