Saint George Orthodox Church in Warsaw, Eastern Orthodox church building in Okęcie, Warsaw, Poland
Saint George Orthodox Church is a brick church at Żwirki i Wigury 9/13 in Warsaw's Włochy district, within the Okęcie neighbourhood, with its entrance on Franciszka Hynka Street. It is the cathedral church of the Polish Orthodox Military Ordinariate and also serves the local military parish. Inside stands a marble iconostasis holding the icon of the martyr Basil Martysz, patron of the chapel the parish used previously.
The church was opened on 31 March 2018, when Archbishop Jerzy, Orthodox ordinary of the Polish Army, performed its minor consecration. Its great consecration took place on 23 June 2019, also led by Archbishop Jerzy. It serves as the cathedral church of the Orthodox Ordinary of the Polish Army and also as a military parish.
This church serves as a gathering place for Warsaw's Orthodox community, who come together for services and to maintain their religious traditions. The building represents a visible expression of religious diversity in the city and provides space for community life.
The church stands in the Włochy district, in the Okęcie neighbourhood, at Żwirki i Wigury 9/13, with the entrance from Franciszka Hynka 2. It is the field cathedral of the Polish Armed Forces' Orthodox Ordinariate and also serves the local military parish.
The church stands in Okęcie, next to Warsaw Chopin Airport, and its consecration came in two stages: the small one on 31 March 2018 and the great one on 23 June 2019, both by Archbishop Jerzy, the Orthodox field ordinary. Inside, the marble iconostasis holds an icon of the martyr Bazyli Martysz, patron of the chapel the parish used before.
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