Church of the Life-Giving Trinity
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| Location | Jongbaek-dong, Rangrang District, Pyongyang |
| Country | North Korea |
| Denomination | Eastern Orthodox |
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| Dedication | Holy Trinity |
| Dedicated | 13 August 2006 |
| Relics held | Sergius of Rakvere |
| Associated people | Kim Jong-il (initiator) |
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| Status | Parish church |
| Functional status | Active |
| Groundbreaking | 24 June 2003 |
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| Parish | Trinity Parish |
| Division | Russian Orthodox Church |
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| Rector | Feodor Kim (Kim Hoe-il) |
| Deacon(s) | John Ra (Ra Gwan-chol) |
The Church of the Life-Giving Trinity is an Eastern Orthodox church in Jongbaek-dong, Rangrang District in Pyongyang, North Korea.[1] It is the first and only Orthodox church, and one of only a handful of churches in the country.
History
Kim Jong-il reportedly wanted to construct an Eastern Orthodox church in North Korea after a trip to the Russian Far East in 2002.[2] Kim had visited the Church of St. Innocent Innokentiy of Irkutsk in Khabarovsk on 22 August and admired its architecture and Russian Orthodox rites.[3]
There were no Eastern Orthodox priests in the country, so the Orthodox Committee of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea established in 2002[4] contacted the Russian Orthodox Church.[5]
The committee sent four students to the Moscow Ecclesiastical Seminary in April 2003.[3][1] The groundbreaking ceremony was held on 24 June 2003.[3] The church was dedicated on 13 August 2006 in the presence of Russian religious and political leaders.[6]
Worship
The church is presided over by rector Feodor Kim (Kim Hoe-il) and deacon John Ra (Ra Gwan-chol), graduates of the theological seminary in Moscow.[3]
The church has a parish of its own and is under the Russian Orthodox Church.[3]
The shrine is consecrated with a relic of Sergius of Rakvere. The church also has a Holy Trinity Icon.[7]
Very few locals attend.[8]
See also
North Korea portal
Eastern Christianity portal- Christianity in North Korea
- Korean Orthodox Church in South Korea
References
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External links
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