A few shots from Doors Open last month. Today we visit the Descent of The Holy Ghost Romainian Orthodox Church on Seminole Ave, just east of the intersection with Drouillard.
Built in the 1930’s the Church features an onion dome, and during doors open, the congreation allowed visitors inside during a baptism.
The Church is laid out in a cross pattern
I was shocked at how small it was on the inside. From the street it looks larger than it is inside.
The amount of art work on the screens behind the altar are simply outstanding.
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I have always wondered what this church looked like inside. I grew up not far from it and passed it my whole life whilst driving down Seminole.
Thanks!
love the chairs
what are the railings along the side of the walls?..overflow sanding room?.
Rich, more than likely.
All Orthodox churches are in a cross pattern. Also the women sit on one side and the men the other. Quite interesting, thanks for sharing those photos. I have always wanted to see the inside of that Church.
wow! that IS tiny inside, eh? really nice little church!
thanks andrew!
tHE CHAIRS ARE A FAIRLY RECENT ADDITION. i HAVE BEEN TO SEVERAL FAMILY FUNERALS THERE AND ORIGINALLY THERE WERE NO CHAIRS. people STOOD THROUGH THE WHOLE SERVICE. fOR THE OLD OR INFIRM THERE WERE FOLD DOWN SEATS ALONG THE WALLS. Sorry just realized caps was on. I don't recall a separation of the sexes at the funerals but there may have been at their regular services.
We questioned who the old ladies were at the funerals, not family members or friends. They were widows who supplemented their pension by coming to funerals and getting to eat afterwards when food was put out for the mourners. At a time when all they had to subsist on was a paltry Old Age Pension, these ladies found a way to get some food assistance. And no one begrudged it.
My Grandmother lives just one house over from that church, and I've always wondered what it looked like inside. Thanks for that!