SEMIKUPOLNY temple was built in Kharkiv on charity funds
Church of the Holy Prince Vladimir consecrated on the street Heroes of labor, which in the Moscow district of Kharkiv. This is the first of the four temples built for the City Day - August 23.
This is UKRINFORM told in the press service of the Kharkiv diocesan administration.
`The temple is built on the charitable funds, the bulk of the costs claimed Zhilstroi-Trust` 1 `. The ceremony was held himself managing Kharkov diocese of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church, Archbishop of Kharkov and Bogoduhovsky Onufrii. At the temple liturgy held. Appointed rector Archpriest Anatoly (Bulgakov) `, - the press-service.
Immediately after the consecration of Archbishop Onufrii awarded the Order of the Baptism of Kievan Rus number of patrons, some of whom are members of the Kharkiv regional council.
Place in the construction of the church consecrated in 1995. Construction started five years later. The area of the temple, situated on a plot of 1 ha, - 700 m, height - 45 m Temple of accommodating five hundred parishioners built in the Ukrainian Baroque style, with seven domes.
In the next few days in Kharkov will consecrate another three temples: in honor of Our Lady of Wisdom 600 square meters, the lower chapel of the church in honor of St. James area of 120 sq.m and a temple in honor of the Holy Martyr Victor area of 130 square meters, which is territory of the Kharkiv city perinatal center.
As previously reported UKRINFORM in the Kharkiv region are more than three hundred temples UOC and half of them built in the years of Ukrainian independence.
