Church in Kazachi post, Russian Orthodox church in Gyumri, Armenia
The Church of Saint Arsenius of Serbia is a Russian Orthodox church in Gyumri's Kazachi Post district, the largest Russian church in Armenia. It has two main domes: a conical one over the bell tower, typical of Armenian architecture, and an onion-shaped one. Built in the 1870s and consecrated on 6 January 1910, it is named after Saint Arsenius, Archbishop of Serbia.
Built in the 1870s and consecrated on 6 January 1910, the church served the Russian Orthodox community of Gyumri's Kazachi post district. In the 1930s the Soviet authorities demolished its domes, and the building was then used as an orphanage, a cinema club and a stable. Restoration began in 2010 with the blessing of Patriarch Kirill of Moscow, funded by donations from believers and benefactors.
The church bears the name of Saint Arsenije, Archbishop of Serbia, a figure of the Serbian Orthodox tradition. It belongs to the Yerevan-Armenian diocese of the Russian Orthodox Church and stands in the Kazachi post area of Gyumri. It is the largest Russian church in Armenia.
The church stands in the Kazachi post area of Gyumri and belongs to the Yerevan-Armenian diocese of the Russian Orthodox Church. Restoration began in 2010 with the blessing of Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia, funded by donations from believers and benefactors, so parts of the building may still be under repair. Services resumed after the reconsecration.
The church is the largest Russian Orthodox church in Armenia, standing in the Kazachi Post area of Gyumri. It bears the name of Saint Arsenije, Archbishop of Serbia. Its two main domes differed: the bell-tower dome was conical, in the Armenian manner, the other onion-shaped.
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