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Bell tower
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Front
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From the northern side, with Helsinki Cathedral in the background
Holy Trinity Church | |
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Location | Helsinki |
Country | Finland |
Denomination | Eastern Orthodox |
Website |
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History | |
Consecrated | 1827 |
Architecture | |
Functional status | Active |
Architect(s) | Carl Ludvig Engel |
Administration | |
Diocese | Helsinki |
Parish | Helsinki Orthodox |
The Holy Trinity Church ( Finnish: Pyhän Kolminaisuuden kirkko, Swedish: Heliga Treenighetskyrkan, Russian: Свято-Троицкая церковь) is a Finnish Orthodox Church located in the Kruununhaka district of Helsinki, on the corner of Unioninkatu and Rauhankatu. The church was built in the neo-classical style in 1826 under the direction of the architect Carl Ludvig Engel, and was dedicated and opened in the following year. [1] [2] The Holy Trinity services the city's orthodox community with Divine Liturgy held in both Church Slavic and Finnish. [3]
The church is Helsinki's oldest Orthodox church. [4] When Finland became 1808 autonomic Grand Duchy of Finland, a number of Russian civil servants, merchants and soldiers moved to Helsinki. They needed a place for worship, and the czar supported their efforts to get a church. In the 21st century, many of the churchgoers still speak Russian, but majority of them are immigrants born in the Soviet Union. [5]
60°10′16.1″N 24°57′04″E / 60.171139°N 24.95111°E
Holy Trinity Church | |
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![]() | |
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Location | Helsinki |
Country | Finland |
Denomination | Eastern Orthodox |
Website |
hos |
History | |
Consecrated | 1827 |
Architecture | |
Functional status | Active |
Architect(s) | Carl Ludvig Engel |
Administration | |
Diocese | Helsinki |
Parish | Helsinki Orthodox |
The Holy Trinity Church ( Finnish: Pyhän Kolminaisuuden kirkko, Swedish: Heliga Treenighetskyrkan, Russian: Свято-Троицкая церковь) is a Finnish Orthodox Church located in the Kruununhaka district of Helsinki, on the corner of Unioninkatu and Rauhankatu. The church was built in the neo-classical style in 1826 under the direction of the architect Carl Ludvig Engel, and was dedicated and opened in the following year. [1] [2] The Holy Trinity services the city's orthodox community with Divine Liturgy held in both Church Slavic and Finnish. [3]
The church is Helsinki's oldest Orthodox church. [4] When Finland became 1808 autonomic Grand Duchy of Finland, a number of Russian civil servants, merchants and soldiers moved to Helsinki. They needed a place for worship, and the czar supported their efforts to get a church. In the 21st century, many of the churchgoers still speak Russian, but majority of them are immigrants born in the Soviet Union. [5]
60°10′16.1″N 24°57′04″E / 60.171139°N 24.95111°E