St. Elefterie Church, Eastern Orthodox church near Opera House, Bucharest, Romania

St. Elefterie Church is a modern Orthodox church building in central Bucharest made of brick and reinforced concrete. It displays traditional Orthodox architectural features and sits near the Opera House in the heart of the city.

The parish council decided on 29 April 1934 to build a new church, as the old St. Elefterie Church had become too small. The foundation stone was laid on 29 June 1935, and construction lasted 36 years, funded by donations and the Bucharest City Hall. The church was consecrated on 29 June 1971 by Patriarch Justinian Marina.

The church is dedicated to Saint Eleftherios, a bishop of Illyricum martyred around 100 AD. On 15 December 2009 it received a relic of the saint donated by Țigănești Monastery, kept in a reliquary made at the State Mint in Bucharest. The feast day is marked on 15 December.

The building is centrally located near the Opera House and easily reached on foot from nearby streets. Visitors should respect service times and dress appropriately if entering during religious ceremonies.

The church holds part of the relics of Saint Eleftherios, given by Țigănești Monastery; the reliquary was made at the State Mint in Bucharest and the relics were placed in the church on 15 December 2009. The iconostasis, carved in cherry wood, follows a model from Skopje, Macedonia.