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Orthodox Church of the Divine Wisdom in Białystok

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40: 358:. The frescoes were made by a four-person group of painters from Greece: prof. Konstantinos Xenopoulos, Konstantinos Tzitzilis and the married couple Leonidas and Maria Tsauparoglou. The polychrome in the dome of the building is a gift from the Patriarchate of Constantinople to the church, while the polychrome in the altar part is a private offering of painters. The church was built on a rectangular plan with dimensions of 32.5 × 22.5 m. The total height of the building (from the floor to the highest point of the central dome) is 17 m. The facades are made of clinker brick. On the northern and southern walls, patterns were created from panels and pilasters, turning into interpenetrating arches. 654: 1357: 1369: 362:
point of the central dome. This dome is supported by arcade arches and pendentives. The horizontal axis is marked by two semi-domes and rows of columns separating the main nave from the side naves. There are balconies above the side aisles. In order to maintain appropriate acoustics in the church, a contrapse was placed in the western apse, thanks to which there are no reverberations or echoes.
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The church has a single-row iconostasis (the arches of which are made of casts of marble flour), with icons written by the Greek artist Konstantinos Spandinos, which are a gift from the Archbishop of Athens and All Greece, Christodulos. The internal walls (both in the presbytery and in the nave) are
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The church has five domes (the largest - central and four smaller ones) covered with copper sheet and topped with crosses. The central dome has a diameter of 16 m, and the cross crowning it is 4 m high. The body of the church is shaped according to a vertical axis, defined by the highest
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in the church under construction was celebrated in September 1994. Since April 7, 1996, all parish services have been celebrated in the church. The church was consecrated by Patriarch Bartholomew I of Constantinople together with
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decorated with polychromes. The lower parts of the walls are covered with white marble. The floor is made of seven-colored granite, with a central composition depicting a two-headed eagle, the emblem of the Byzantine Empire.
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Since 2008, the church hosts concerts of choirs that are winners of the International Festival "Hajnówka Days of Orthodox Church Music", as well as concerts as part of the Serbian Culture Festival "Vidovdan".
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for the construction of the new church took place on November 20, 1987, during the stay of the
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The usable area of the church is 625 m. The church can accommodate 1,500 people.
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of the foundations of the new church took place, performed by
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In August 2018, the church was visited by Metropolitan
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Basilica of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary
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53°09′20″N 23°12′04″E / 53.15556°N 23.20111°E / 53.15556; 23.20111
Wygoda District
Białystok
Denomination
Eastern Orthodox
hagiasophia.cerkiew.pl
Consecrated
Architect(s)
Michał Bałasz
Style
Byzantine architecture
Groundbreaking
Diocese
Białystok and Gdańsk
Deanery
Białystok
Polish
Białystok
Diocese of Białystok-Gdańsk
Polish Autocephalous Orthodox Church
Wygoda District
cornerstone
Patriarch of Constantinople
Demetrios I
Białystok Voivodeship
consecration
Archbishop Sawa
Holy Liturgy
Metropolitan of Warsaw and All Poland

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