Holy Resurrection Church (russian: Церковь Воскресения Христова) in

Rabat Rabat (, also , ; ar, الرِّبَاط, er-Ribât; ber, ⵕⵕⴱⴰⵟ, ṛṛbaṭ) is the capital city of Morocco and the country's seventh largest city with an urban population of approximately 580,000 (2014) and a metropolitan populati ...

is the oldest of three functioning Orthodox churches in

Morocco Morocco (),, ) officially the Kingdom of Morocco, is the westernmost country in the Maghreb region of North Africa. It overlooks the Mediterranean Sea to the north and the Atlantic Ocean to the west, and has land borders with Algeria to ...

. It is under the jurisdiction of the

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History

The first stone of the church was laid on July 6, 1931. The temple was

consecrated Consecration is the solemn dedication to a special purpose or service. The word ''consecration'' literally means "association with the sacred". Persons, places, or things can be consecrated, and the term is used in various ways by different grou ...

on November 13, 1932, in honour of the Holy Resurrection of Jesus Christ by metropolitan Eulogius (Georgiyevsky). The church was painted completely by icon-painters from Moscow in 2011.Храм Воскресения Христова в Марокко г. Рабат
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References

External links

Official web-site Official Page at Facebook
Russian Orthodox church buildings Religious buildings and structures in Rabat Churches in Morocco Eastern Orthodox church buildings in Morocco {{Morocco-stub