Dormition of the Virgin Mary | |
Founded Date: | 1958 |
Priest: | Very Rev. Dusko Gorgievski (Dean) Rev. Radovan Cekovski |
Diocese: | American-Canadian |
Location: | 400 S. Waggoner Rd. Reynoldsburg, Ohio 43068 |
Coordinates: | 39.9777°N -82.7941°W |
Pushpin Map: | Ohio |
Country: | United States |
The "Macedonian Orthodox Cathedral of the Dormition of the Virgin Mary" (Macedonian: Македонска Православна Kатедрала Успение на Пресвета Богородица), also known as "St. Mary" (Macedonian: Пресвета Богородица), is a Macedonian Orthodox Church located in Reynoldsburg, Ohio (Columbus area). It is one of the oldest Macedonian Orthodox communities in the United States and in the American-Canadian Diocese.[1]
The parish was consecrated as "Makedonska Pravoslavna Crkva Uspenie na Presveta Bogorodica" (Macedonian Cyrillic: Македонска Православна Црква „Успение на Пресвета Богородица“), in honor of the Great Feast of the Dormition of the Mother of God in the Eastern Orthodox Church.
The parish belongs to the Vicariate of the Mid West of the American-Canadian Macedonian Orthodox Diocese of the Macedonian Orthodox Church - Ohrid Archbishopric.
In 2008 the parish began work on frescos on the interior sanctuary walls.