The Anglican Church of the Resurrection is a church located in central Bucharest

Bucharest

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, Romania

Romania

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, near Grădina Icoanei

Gradina Icoanei

Grădina Icoanei is a small park in central Bucharest, situated not far away from Piaţa Romană and Bulevardul Magheru.The Bulandra Theatre , Ioanid Park , the Icoanei Church and the Anglican Church are located in the park's immediate vicinity....

, at the intersection of Xenopol street and Arthur Verona street. The church is built with red bricks and it has English language service every Sunday between 10 and 11 AM, a small English fiction library and a Sunday School

Sunday school

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History

The land over which the church was built was given by the Commune of Bucharest to the British Crown in December 1900, the erection of the building being finished in 1914, but the interiors (with furnishings from England) were finished only after World War I. The first service was held in 1920, being dedicated on November 5, 1922 by the Bishop of Gibraltar

Bishop of Gibraltar

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During World War II

World War II

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, the church was closed, being taken care by a church guardian and cleaner who was paid by the Swiss Embassy. It was reopened only on Christmas Day 1944, with the help of Royal Navy

Royal Navy

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and American military staff. After the communists seized power in Romania, there was no permanent chaplain, services being held by visiting priests on a monthly basis. Starting 1966, the church once again had a permanent priest. The current priest is Martin Jacques.

External links

• "Anglican Church of the Resurrection" website
• A Resurrection Near You (church's blog)