St. Nicholas Russian Orthodox Church - Brookside, AL
N 33° 38.299 W 086° 55.131
16S E 507525 N 3722057
The church is located at Park and Pastor Streets in Brookside, AL.
Waymark Code: WMECB8
Location: Alabama, United States
Date Posted: 05/06/2012
Views: 3
Slovak immigrants left their homes in Nieletz, Saros, and other villages in the Austro-Hungarian Empire to settle in Brookside, Alabama, in the 1890s. Brookside’s Orthodox congregation established the first Russian Orthodox Church south of the Mason-Dixon line. Over the course of ten years three temples were built. A tornado destroyed the first temple which was dedicated to Saint George. The tornado’s winds were so devastating that townspeople said hymnals hung from nearby trees. The second temple, dedicated to Saint Mary, burned in 1912. The present structure was built in 1916 and was dedicated to Saint Nicholas. Standard Byzantine style reflects the Eastern European roots of the church. The early congregation brought three bells and a Gospel Book from Russia and candelabras and a ceremonial knife from Kiev.
Type of Orthodox Church: Eastern
Type of Building: Church
Status of Building: Actively in use for worship
Date of building construction: 01/01/1916
Address:
Park and Pastor Streets
Brookside, AL USA
35036
Relevant Website: [Web Link]
Date of organization: Not listed
Associated Icons, Reliefs, art, etc.: Not listed
Diocese: Not listed
Archdiocese: Not listed
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