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[[Image:St Nick DC Altar.jpg|right|200px|thumb|Iconostasis and altar of St Nicholas Cathedral]] | [[Image:St Nick DC Altar.jpg|right|200px|thumb|Iconostasis and altar of St Nicholas Cathedral]] | ||
− | The original [[parish]] was founded in 1930 as the Russian Orthodox Church of Saint Nicholas. The liturgical life of the parish was held in various "house" [[church | + | The original [[parish]] was founded in 1930 as the Russian Orthodox Church of Saint Nicholas. The liturgical life of the parish was held in various "house" [[church]]es until the purchase, in 1951, of the property upon which the current cathedral stands. The substructure (basement) of the cathedral was completed in 1954 and was used for church services until the superstructure was completed in late 1962. |
== Architecture and iconography == | == Architecture and iconography == |
Revision as of 16:42, November 2, 2009
St. Nicholas Cathedral (Washington, D.C.) is the primatial cathedral of His Beatitude Jonah, Archbishop of Washington, Metropolitan of All America and Canada of the Orthodox Church in America. The Very Rev. Constantine White has served as the dean of the cathedral since 1998, succeeding the Very Rev. Dmitry Grigorieff.
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General information and history
The original parish was founded in 1930 as the Russian Orthodox Church of Saint Nicholas. The liturgical life of the parish was held in various "house" churches until the purchase, in 1951, of the property upon which the current cathedral stands. The substructure (basement) of the cathedral was completed in 1954 and was used for church services until the superstructure was completed in late 1962.
Architecture and iconography
The cathedral architecture is based on the 12th century St. Demetrius Cathedral of Vladimir, Russia. Beginning in 1991, dedicated iconographers from Moscow led by Alexander Maskalionov wrote icons throughout the nave in the traditional style. This work was completed in 1994.
Location
The cathedral is located at 3500 Massachusetts Ave NW at the corner of Edmund Street, in the District of Columbia.
External links
- Saint Nicholas Cathedral official site (English and Russian)
- Parish listing (OCA)
- map (bird's eye view)