Uspenski Cathedral

For the Lutheran cathedral in Helsinki, see Helsinki Cathedral.
Uspenski Cathedral
Finnish: Uspenskin katedraali
Swedish: Uspenskijkatedralen[1]
Map
60°10′06″N 024°57′36″E / 60.16833°N 24.96000°E / 60.16833; 24.96000
LocationHelsinki
CountryFinland
DenominationEastern Orthodox
Websitehos.fi/uspenskin-katedraali (in Finnish)
History
DedicationDormition of Virgin Mary
Consecrated1868 (1868)
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architect(s)Aleksey Gornostayev
Architectural typeCathedral
StyleRussian Revival architecture
Administration
DioceseHelsinki

Uspenski Cathedral (Finnish: Uspenskin katedraali, Swedish: Uspenskijkatedralen)[2] is a Greek Orthodox or Eastern Orthodox[3] cathedral in Helsinki, Finland, and main cathedral of the Orthodox Church of Finland, dedicated to the Dormition of the Theotokos (the Virgin Mary). Its name comes from the Old Church Slavonic word uspenie, which denotes the Dormition. It is the largest Greek Orthodox church in both Northern and Western Europe.[4]

  1. ^ Orthodox Parish of Helsinki, retrieved 15 April 2024
  2. ^ "Orthodox Parish of Helsinki". Helsingin ortodoksinen seurakunta. Retrieved 2024-04-15.
  3. ^ "Eastern Orthodoxy | Definition, Origin, History, & Facts | Britannica".
  4. ^ Royal Berglee, PhD (2016-06-17). "2.3 Regions of Western Europe". {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)