Macedonian Orthodox Cathedral of the Dormition of the Virgin Mary, Reynoldsburg

Dormition of the Virgin Mary
The new church building of St. Mary Macedonian Orthodox Cathedral
Dormition of the Virgin Mary
39.9777°N 82.7941°W / 39.9777; -82.7941
Location	400 S. Waggoner Rd. Reynoldsburg, Ohio 43068
Country	United States
Website	saintmaryohio.org
History
Founded	1958
Administration
Diocese	American-Canadian
Clergy
Priest(s)	Very Rev. Dusko Gorgievski (Dean) Rev. Radovan Cekovski

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]

Church name

"Dormition of the Most Holy Birthgiver of God," a 2010 fresco in the cathedral

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.

A fresco in the church, 2011

The parish belongs to the Vicariate of the Mid West of the American-Canadian Macedonian Orthodox Diocese of the Macedonian Orthodox Church - Ohrid Archbishopric.

Iconography and frescopainting

In 2008 the parish began work on frescos on the interior sanctuary walls.

See also

• Macedonian Americans

Dormition fresco-detail

Proskomede

Deaconicon

Footnotes

1. "American-Canadian Macedonian Orthodox Diocese". Archived from the original on July 11, 2014. Retrieved 14 September 2014.

External links

• Official website
• Official Website of the American-Canadian Macedonian Orthodox Diocese
• Official Website of the Macedonian Orthodox Church