Photo Gallery
Historic and contemporary photographs of Holy Dormition Church
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Holy Dormition of the Theotokos Orthodox Church, Benld, IL
Exterior, partial front view
Exterior, partial front view
Date Stone translates as "Russian Orthodox Greek Catholic Dormition Cathedral, Рокъ Божій [Year of God, meaning A.D.] 1907"
Exterior view of Holy Dormition Church, October 2016
Looking east at Holy Dormition Church from the intersection of Willow St. and N. Main St. in Benld, IL - October 2016
Aerial view of the Holy Dormition Church in Benld and neighborhood
Interior of Holy Dormition Orthodox Church in Benld (view from upstairs choir loft)
Interior view looking towards the back of the church (choir loft upstairs). Painting of Jesus walking on water saving Peter on side wall (Matthew 14:22-33). May 2016
Painting of Theophany on the south wall by Fr. Nikita Gress. The Baptism of Jesus by St. John the Baptist, with the Holy Spirit descending on Jesus in the form of a dove (Luke 3:21–22).
Historical Note: Interior paintings on the walls and ceiling of the church were the work of Fr. Nikita Gress, who was the priest at Holy Dormition of the Theotokos Orthodox Church in Benld from 1936 to 1943.
Documents
Cover of the 1957 Golden Jubilee publication
Cover of the 1987 80th Anniversary publication
Illinois State Senate Recognition of the 100th Anniversary of Holy Dormition Church in Benld. October 27, 2007
Many thanks to Gary Wasylenko for making available many of the photographs that we are posting here.
