St. John the Evangelist Church, Chełm

The St. John the Evangelist Church is an Orthodox church serving as both a co-cathedral and parish church in Chełm, Poland. It belongs to the Chełm Deanery of the Diocese of Lublin and Chełm within the Polish Orthodox Church. It is the only active Orthodox church in Chełm. Built between 1846 and 1852 with funds from the Russian government as a military church, it became a parish church in 1864 due to the growing Orthodox population of Russian officials and soldiers. After Poland regained independence, it was the only church in Chełm neither reclaimed by the Roman Catholic Church nor demolished. In 1928, it was granted the honorary status of a cathedral. The building reflects an eclectic style, blending classicism with the official Russian Revival style. It accommodates between 350 and 400 worshippers and is located at the intersection of Jadwiga Młodowska, Mikołaj Kopernik, and Henryk Sienkiewicz streets. It was listed, along with its bell tower, in the register of historic monuments on 13 February 1967 under number A/193.

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