St. George's Church, Mangalia
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St. George's Church () is a
Romanian Orthodox The Romanian Orthodox Church (ROC; , ), or Romanian Patriarchate, is an autocephalous Eastern Orthodox church in full communion with other Eastern Orthodox Christian churches, and one of the nine patriarchates in the Eastern Orthodox Church. S ...
church located at 7 Mihai Viteazul Street,
Mangalia Mangalia (, ), ancient Callatis (; other historical names: Pangalia, Panglicara, Tomisovara), is a city and a port on the coast of the Black Sea in the south-east of Constanța County, Northern Dobruja, Romania. The municipality of Mangalia als ...
, Romania. It is dedicated to
Saint George Saint George (;Geʽez: ጊዮርጊስ, , ka, გიორგი, , , died 23 April 303), also George of Lydda, was an early Christian martyr who is venerated as a saint in Christianity. According to holy tradition, he was a soldier in the ...
. The church was begun in September 1915, with contributions from local citizens.“Biserica ‘Sfântul Gheorghe’ din Mangalia“
''Mangalia News'', April 18, 2020
The structure was nearly complete the following August, but was severely damaged by naval bombardment carried out by the
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after Romania entered World War I. The head builder was killed, falling beneath the walls. Ionuț Druche
“Biserica ‘Sfântul Gheorghe’, prima clădire din Mangalia bombardată în Primul Război Mondial“
''Ziua de Constanța'', April 23, 2020
Work was resumed in 1926, and the church was dedicated in June 1929. Among those present for the ceremony were Princess Helen,
Nicolae Iorga Nicolae Iorga (17 January 1871 – 27 November 1940) was a historian, politician, literary critic, memoirist, Albanologist, poet and playwright. Co-founder (in 1910) of the Democratic Nationalist Party (PND), he served as a member of Parliament ...
,
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and Gherontie Nicolau, the Bishop of Constanța. The painting was executed in fresco from 1964 to 1968, while the exterior mosaic medallions date to 1980–1982. The church is listed as a
historic monument A monument is a type of structure that was explicitly created to commemorate a person or event, or which has become relevant to a social group as a part of their remembrance of historic times or cultural heritage, due to its artistic, historical ...
by Romania's Ministry of Culture and Religious Affairs. Starting in 2019, St. George's Church was restored with 11 million lei in funds from the
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; after completion of the work, the church was re-sanctified on September 12, 2021.


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