Mother of God Church, Vladivostok

Mother of God Church
Церковь Пресвятой Богородицы
Location Vladivostok
Country  Russia
Denomination Roman Catholic Church

The Mother of God Church[1] (Russian: Церковь Пресвятой Богородицы) It is a Catholic church built in Gothic style located in Vladivostok in the far east of Russia.[2] It is the seat of the deanery of Vladivostok which depends on the diocese of Irkutsk. It is located at 22 Volodarsky Street.

Catholics, mostly Poles, are present in Vladivostok since the mid-nineteenth century. The first Catholic parish in the Far East Russia appeared during the reign of Alexander II in the city of Nikolaevsk Amur newly founded in 1866. The city was then the seat of the Governor General of the Russian Far East. As the fleet moved to Vladivostok, the new port and fortress under construction attracted a number of people who came from all corners of the Empire, including Polish Catholics, Lithuanians, etc. They were artisans, merchants or workers, or simple soldiers. The municipal assembly (Duma) donated the land in 1885 until 1886. The parish itself was erected on January 11, 1890, a few months before the start of the construction of the Trans-Siberian to Vladivostok from May 1891.

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  1. ↑ Mother of God Church
  2. ↑ Catholic Encyclopedia (Католическая энциклопедия), Moscow, Moscow editions Franciscan Conventuals, 2002, Volume I, pp. 1030-1031, ISBN 5-89208-037-4.

Coordinates: 43°06′59″N 131°54′41″E / 43.1164°N 131.9114°E / 43.1164; 131.9114

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