Peace Church of Saint Sava, Serbian Orthodox church in Gesundbrunnen, Berlin, Germany.
The Peace Church of Saint Sava is a Serbian Orthodox church in Berlin-Mitte built in Gothic Revival style with brick construction and traditional Orthodox interior elements. The building features characteristic Orthodox design details integrated harmoniously within its Gothic framework.
August Orth designed this red-brick Gothic Revival church, consecrated on 19 January 1891 as the Protestant Friedenskirche for the densely populated area around Vinetaplatz; the Berlin City Mission under Adolf Stoecker and a chapel association founded in 1885 raised the money. The Serbian Orthodox parish, founded in 1970, bought the building in late 1990, removed the altar and pulpit, installed an iconostasis and had it reconsecrated on 11 November 2001.
This church serves as a spiritual center for Berlin's Serbian Orthodox community, hosting religious ceremonies and celebrations according to Orthodox traditions. It functions as a gathering place where people nurture their connection to Serbian faith and cultural identity.
The building is located on Ruppiner Straße 28 and welcomes visitors interested in exploring the site and Orthodox practices. The best time to visit is outside of service hours, when you can observe the architecture and interior details at a leisurely pace.
The three cast-steel bells in the tower were cast in 1890 by the Bochumer Verein and cost 2,658 marks with fittings. Each bears an inscription naming the Bochum works in Westphalia. The organ and pulpit of the Protestant church were removed in the 1990s because Orthodox rite does not use them.
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