Saint Sava Serbian Orthodox Church (Toronto)

Saint Sava Serbian Orthodox Church (Serbian: Српска православна црква Светог Саве) is a Serbian Orthodox church located in the Cabbagetown neighbourhood of Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

Saint Sava Serbian Eastern Orthodox Church
Saint Sava Church, pictured in 2010
Location203 River Street
Toronto, Ontario
M5A 3P9
DenominationSerbian Orthodox
Websitesvetisavatoronto.org
History
Founded1953
Administration
DioceseDiocese of Canada
Clergy
Pastor(s)V. Rev. Milovan Sredojević
V. Rev. Prvoslav Purić

It is dedicated to Saint Sava, the first Archbishop of the Serbian Orthodox Church. It is the first Serbian Orthodox church built in Toronto and is commonly referred to as the mother church.[1]

History

Bishop (now Saint) Nikolaj Velimirović blessed the Church Hall on September 5, 1954.[2]

The church was completed and consecrated on May 22, 1955 by Bishop Dionisije Milivojević. Princess Olga (sister of Russian Emperor Nicholas II) attended the celebration and banquet, donating an icon of St. Alexander Nevski made by her own hand.[2]

See also

References
  1. Novine Toronto (2013-12-06). "Šezdeset godina Crkve Svetog Save na Riveru" (in Serbian). Retrieved 2019-08-28.
  2. Saint Sava Church (26 August 2005). "Srpska kolonija u Torontu, Ontario" (in Serbian). Archived from the original on 30 December 2006. Retrieved 29 May 2019.


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