Turku Orthodox Church

Turku Orthodox Church or the Church of the Holy Martyr Empress Alexandra (Finnish: Turun ortodoksinen kirkko; Russian: Церковь в честь святой мученицы царицы Александры, Cerkov v čest' svjatoj mučenicy cariny Aleksandry; Swedish: Åbo ortodoxa kyrka) is the main church of the Turku orthodox parish located on the northeast corner of Turku Market Square in Turku, Finland. The church was built in under plans drafted by architect Carl Ludvig Engel and was ordered by Nicholas I of Russia on 5 January 1838. Construction, which began in 1839, cost 67,886 rubles and was completed in 1845. The church was consecrated on 2 September 1845. The church was dedicated to Alexandra, the spouse of Diocletian who had publicly become Christianised and suffered a martyr's death on 23 April 303. Making her the patron saint may have been because of Nicholas I's own wife's name Aleksandra Feodorovna.

Turku Orthodox Church
60°27′08″N 022°15′58″E
LocationTurku
CountryFinland
DenominationRussian Orthodox
WebsiteOfficial website
History
StatusCompleted
Consecrated2 September 1845
Architecture
Architect(s)C.L. Engel
Completed1845
Construction cost67,886 rubles

Most of the icons of the iconostasis come from Valaam Monastery

The Turku orthodox church cemetery and cemetery chapel are located in Vasaramäki and there are other parish sanctuaries Rauma and Salo.

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