Vladivostok

Catholic Church of the Most Holy Mother of God

Description:

The Catholic Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary is a unique architectural monument, a functioning church of the Roman Catholic Church in Vladivostok. The Cathedral of beautiful architecture, stained glass windows of the western part of the building are shown with the depiction of episodes of the life of the Blessed Virgin.

There are two towers above the cathedral, one of which serves as a bell tower. The shrine is an icon of the Blessed Virgin of Vladivostok, written especially for this temple by a Californian monk of Eastern Greek Catholics. Built in 1912-1921. In 1935, the building was transferred to the Archival Bureau of the Regional Executive Committee, which then became the State Archive of the Primorsky Territory.

In 1991, the archive moved to a new premises, and the church building was returned to the Catholic parish. Since 1992, U.S. priests have served in the church. After the organ was brought from the United States in 1996, every Catholic holiday in the parish is celebrated not only with special services, but also with concerts of organ music.

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