Nizhny Olshanets, Belgorod Province, Russia, November 11, 2024
Photo: belpressa.ru
A new church has been built in the village of Nizhny Olshanets near Belgorod, on the site of a church destroyed by the godless Soviets in the 1930s.
The new three-story Byzantine-style Church of the Great Martyr Demetrios of Thessaloniki was built in just 355 days and consecrated on its patronal feast day on November 8, reports TASS.
It features the first marble iconostasis in the Belgorod Province.
Photo: belpressa.ru
The church is constructed of red brick lined with white, the floors are made entirely of pure granite, the patterns are made of colored granite, and the decorative elements are executed in Byzantine style. The main chandelier is equipped with a height regulator.
The original St. Demetrios Church was built between 1908 and 1917 and had about 500 parishioners and an attached school. It was destroyed in the 1930s.
There had been attempts to rebuilt the church since 2009, but they failed for one reason or another. Finally, in 2023, enough money was raised to start the work, and the foundation stone was consecrated in November 2023.
And on November 8 of this year, the church was consecrated by His Eminence Metropolitan John of Belgorod.
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