Orthodox Church of Saints Constantine and Helena in Zgorzelec

The Church of Saints Constantine and Helena is a parish Orthodox church in Zgorzelec, on the former Lubańska street.

Affiliation and character

The church belongs to the Lubin deanery of the Wrocław-Szczecin Diocese of the Polish Autocephalous Orthodox Church. It is a temporary structure: a small, wooden building with an area of 46 square metres, built in 2001-2002 in the Slavic style and consecrated on 29 May 2002. It was built with substantial support from the local Greek community.

Architecture

The church has a single onion-shaped, sheet-metal dome set on an octagonal turret above the nave. The roofs have two ridges and are covered with shingles. At the front is a porch with an entrance preceded by a covered vestibule supported on two posts. The chancel is smaller than the nave and closed rectangularly, and the interior is covered by a trapezoid-section ceiling with flat side sections. The iconostasis is contemporary, made in Zgorzelec.

Relocation and building plans

Between 15 and 17 July 2013 the church was moved to a new site, in connection with plans to build a larger, brick church with an area of 139 square metres. Initial construction work on the new building began on 11 April 2014.

Nearby

Not far from the church in Zgorzelec are Jacob Böhme's House and the Lusatian Museum, and a bit further the Zgorzelec-Görlitz Old Town Bridge.

Practical information

• Address: Plac Świętych Konstantyna i Heleny, Zgorzelec (formerly part of Lubańska street)
• The church is a temporary structure; a larger, brick church is eventually planned
• Service hours and the possibility of visiting are worth checking before your visit on the parish website