Saint John the Evangelist Church, Eastern Orthodox church in Petrozavodsk, Russia.
Saint John the Evangelist Church is a wooden Orthodox church in Petrozavodsk, consecrated on 31 January 2004 and built with funds from private donors. It was erected in memory of the house church of the Olonets Spiritual Seminary. Inside are revered icons, among them the Vladimir Mother of God and icons holding particles of relics of Clement, Archdeacon Stephen and Ignatius Bryanchaninov.
The church was built as a memorial to the house church of the Olonets Spiritual Seminary. It was funded by private donors and consecrated on 31 January 2004. It belongs to the Petrozavodsk Eparchy of the Russian Orthodox Church.
The church keeps the memory of the house church of the Olonets Spiritual Seminary. Services are interpreted for deaf and hard-of-hearing parishioners through a computer sign-language program installed in the church. Venerated icons include the Vladimir Mother of God and icons holding particles of relics of Clement, Archdeacon Stephen and Ignatius Bryanchaninov.
The church stands at 61.79209, 34.35804, in Petrozavodsk. Services are held in Russian, and a computer sign-language interpretation system is installed for deaf parishioners. Check the Petrozavodsk Eparchy's website for current service times before visiting.
The church has a computer program that provides sign-language interpretation of services for deaf parishioners. Among its relics are an icon of the Virgin of Vladimir and icons holding particles of the relics of Saint Clement, Archdeacon Stephen and Ignatius Bryanchaninov.
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