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[[Image:Church Holy Spirit, Bialystok, Poland.jpg|right|thumb|200px|The Church of the Holy Spirit in Białystok, Poland]] The '''Church of the Holy Spirit in Białystok''' in Białystok, Poland is a modern Orthodox [[church]] of modern design, the biggest one largest Orthodox church in Poland. Its construction, started around 1980, has not yet been completedThe church was consecrated in in 1999.

The architect is Jan Kabacfirst attempts to build a [[church]] in Białystok began in 1970. The building has five domes, one central and four smaller onesIt took until 1982 to obtain the approval of the government authorities to begin construction. Its shape imitates fire descending from HeavenConstruction began in June 1982 with the excavation for its foundation. The decoration of On [[August 1]], 1982 the interior is not yet completedcornerstone was blessed by His Grace Bishop Sawa, howeverthen, there are already frescoes of Old and New Testament saints on Białystok, who had initiated the wallsconstruction project. Construction of building progressed slowly, with completion occurring in 1999. The [[consecration of a church has two |consecrated]] on [[altarMay 19]]s , 1999 by, now, His Eminence [[Sawa (Hrycuniak) of Poland|Sawa]], Metropolitan of Warsaw and the highest All Poland, assisted by His Graces [[Jakub (Kostiuczuk) of Bialystok and Gdansk|Jacob]], Bishop of [[Diocese of Bialystok-Gdansk|Białystok and Gdansk]], [[Abel (Poplavsky) of Lublin and Kholm|Abel]], Bishop of Lublin, [[iconostasisGregory (Charkiewicz) of Bialy|Gregory of Bielsk]] in Poland, and Artemius, Bishop of Grodno.

In June 2006 The architect was Jan Kabac. The building has five domes, one central and four smaller ones. Its shape imitates fire descending from Heaven. The decoration of the construction interior is not yet completed. However, there are already frescoes of Old and [[New Testament]] [[saint]]s on the belltower was initiatedwalls. It is supposed to fit ten bells made by artisans from Archangel, RussiaThe church has two [[altar]]s and the tallest [[iconostasis]] in Poland.

In June 2006, construction of the [[bells|belltower]] was initiated. It is planned to contain ten bells made by artisans from Archangel, Russia.  ==Source==*[http://www.orthodox.bialystok.pl/en/ Church of the Holy Spirit, Bialystok] [[Category:Polish Churchesin Poland|Holy]][[Category:Churches|Holy]][[Category:Orthodoxy in Poland|Holy]]