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== History ==
The parish was founded by a group of families of Russian descent in 1915 and originally held divine [[services]] in a building on the grounds of a lumber yard in Manville, New Jersey. In 1916, lots were purchased for the church and a wooden [[chapel]] was built by parishioners.
The church was consumed by fire in 1922 and 1935, but rebuilt by the parishioners each time. On [[June 6]], 1936, the new (and current) building was [[consecration of a church|consecrated]] by [[Theophilus (Pashkovsky) of San Francisco|Metropolitan Theophilus]]. The church was damaged (but not destroyed) by fire again in 1962, but the damage was completely repaired by early 1963.
