Difference between revisions of "St. Nicholas Cathedral (Washington, D.C.)"
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| + | == General Information and History == | ||
St. Nicholas is the primatial Cathedral of His Beatitude HERMAN, Archbishop of Washington and New York, Metropolitan of All America and Canada of the [[OCA|Orthodox Church in America]]. The original parish church was founded as The Russian Orthodox Church of Saint Nicholas. | St. Nicholas is the primatial Cathedral of His Beatitude HERMAN, Archbishop of Washington and New York, Metropolitan of All America and Canada of the [[OCA|Orthodox Church in America]]. The original parish church was founded as The Russian Orthodox Church of Saint Nicholas. | ||
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| + | == Architecture and Iconography == | ||
| + | The cathedral is based on the 12th Century St. Demetrius' Cathedral of [[Vladimir|Vladimir, Russia]]. During the 1990s dedicated iconographers from Moscow wrote icons throughout the [[narthex|narthex]] in the traditional style. | ||
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| + | == Location == | ||
| + | The cathedral is located 3500 Massachusetts Ave NW, in the District of Columbia. | ||
Revision as of 02:28, December 15, 2005
General Information and History
St. Nicholas is the primatial Cathedral of His Beatitude HERMAN, Archbishop of Washington and New York, Metropolitan of All America and Canada of the Orthodox Church in America. The original parish church was founded as The Russian Orthodox Church of Saint Nicholas.
Architecture and Iconography
The cathedral is based on the 12th Century St. Demetrius' Cathedral of Vladimir, Russia. During the 1990s dedicated iconographers from Moscow wrote icons throughout the narthex in the traditional style.
Location
The cathedral is located 3500 Massachusetts Ave NW, in the District of Columbia.
