Macedonian Orthodox Cathedral of the Dormition of the Virgin Mary, Reynoldsburg

The "Macedonian Orthodox Cathedral of the Dormition of the Virgin Mary" (Macedonian: Македонска Православна Kатедрала Успение на Пресвета Богородица), also known as "St. Mary" (Macedonian: Пресвета Богородица), is a Macedonian Orthodox Church located in Reynoldsburg, Ohio (Columbus area). It is one of the oldest Macedonian Orthodox communities in the United States and in the American-Canadian Diocese.[1]

Dormition of the Virgin Mary
The new church building of St. Mary Macedonian Orthodox Cathedral
Dormition of the Virgin Mary is located in Ohio
Dormition of the Virgin Mary
Dormition of the Virgin Mary
39.9777°N 82.7941°W / 39.9777; -82.7941
Location400 S. Waggoner Rd.
Reynoldsburg, Ohio
43068
CountryUnited States
Websitemacedonianchurch.org
History
Founded1958
Administration
DioceseAmerican-Canadian
Clergy
Priest(s)Very Rev. Dusko Gorgievski (Dean)
Rev. Radovan Cekovski

Church name
"Dormition of the Most Holy Birthgiver of God," a 2010 fresco in the cathedral

The parish was consecrated as "Makedonska Pravoslavna Crkva Uspenie na Presveta Bogorodica" (Macedonian Cyrillic: Македонска Православна Црква „Успение на Пресвета Богородица“), in honor of the Great Feast of the Dormition of the Mother of God in the Eastern Orthodox Church.

A fresco in the church, 2011

The parish belongs to the Vicariate of the Mid West of the American-Canadian Macedonian Orthodox Diocese of the Macedonian Orthodox Church - Ohrid Archbishopric.

Iconography and frescopainting
Christ Pantocrator, fresco under the church dome

In 2008 the parish began work on frescos on the interior sanctuary walls.

See also
Dormition fresco-detail
Proskomede
Deaconicon

Footnotes
  1. "American-Canadian Macedonian Orthodox Diocese". Archived from the original on July 11, 2014. Retrieved 14 September 2014.
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