This is the Three Saints Orthodox church on Howard Avenue. Why it came into being starts with the sad reason as noted in this website:
“Three Saints beginnings could be traced to the end of the last century with immigrants fleeing the Slavic nations (Northern Europe to Southern and Central Europe) to escape religious, cultural, and political persecution that was overbearing in their countries”. Sadly, exclusion is so often the way of the world… Happily, the Orthodox faithful were able to safely arrive in Ansonia…
The parish has been here since 1895. The original building was opened in 1904, however destroyed by fire in 1954. However, the congregation was able to rebuild, and today’s house of worship was opened in 1955. It seems that it has the style that says modern but with the elements of the old world such as the numerous Russian onion domes above…see more interesting details at this fine meme!
