Dămăroaia Church
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The Dămăroaia Church (Romanian: Biserica Dămăroaia) is a Romanian Orthodox church located at 1 Victor Daimaca Street in the Dămăroaia quarter of Bucharest, Romania. It is dedicated to Saint Nicholas and to Saint Myron of Cyzicus.
The church was built in 1946 on the site of a former chapel from 1931.[1][2] Preparations for construction lasted some time, involving fundraising and commitment from parishioners and the priest, who in 1938 selected a site in the embryonic neighborhood, planting decorative and fruit trees. The effort was supported by Conducător Ion Antonescu and his wife Maria,[1] who contributed 1 million lei, one-sixth of the total cost.[3] It is one of few Romanian churches built during the transition toward the communist regime.[4]
By 1946, under the difficult conditions of World War II and its aftermath, funds and materials had been collected. The cornerstone was laid in August, following the plans of Dimitrie Ionescu-Berechet, and the new church was blessed on Christmas day. The portico was built the following year. The interior frescoes, painted with the support of Patriarch Justinian Marina, date to 1953–1954. The painted masonry iconostasis dates to 1958–1960. The church was again dedicated in 1963.[1]
