Klaukkala Orthodox Church
Church in Uusimaa, Finland
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The Klaukkala Orthodox Church (Finnish: Klaukkalan ortodoksinen kirkko; Swedish: Klövskog ortodoxa kyrka), also known as St. Nectarios Church (Finnish: Pyhän Nektarios Eginalaisen kirkko; Swedish: Sankt Nektarios kyrka), is the 20th-century wooden Orthodox church located in Klaukkala, an urban area in the Nurmijärvi municipality in Uusimaa, Finland.[1] The church was named after the Greek saint Nectarios of Aegina. The church also keeps the relic of Nectarios.[2]
| Klaukkala Orthodox Church | |
|---|---|
| St. Nectarios Church | |
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 Klaukkala Orthodox Church | |
| 60°22′25.6″N 24°44′37.0″E | |
| Location | Klaukkala, Nurmijärvi, Uusimaa |
| Address | Kuonomäentie 80 |
| Country | Finland |
| Website | www.hos.fi |
| History | |
| Dedication | Nectarios of Aegina |
| Consecrated | 3 September 1995 (as eukteria) 9 November 1997 (as church) |
| Architecture | |
| Architect | Ritva Westermark |
| Completed | 1995 |
| Administration | |
| Diocese | Eparchy of Helsinki |
| Parish | Helsinki Orthodox Parish |
Kermesse is celebrated in the church annually on 9 November.[3]
History
Klaukkala's Orthodox circle of friends, who called themselves the "Nektarios group", collected money for their own church since 1986. In 1993, a church premises was acquired in Klaukkala along the Kuonomäentie road.[1] A log building designed by architect Ritva Westermark was built in the estate,[1] with a lot of savings and communal work.[3][4] The traveler's cross, domes, bell tower and porch pillars were made by Johannes Andrejev. The icons of the iconostasis and the altar icon were painted by Aleksander Wikström.[1]
When the building was completed in 1995, it originally served as an eukteria, but it was officially consecrated as a church by Archbishop Leo on 9 November 1997.[3] The church became part of the Helsinki Orthodox Parish.[1][4]
