SERBS BOUGHT THE CHURCH OF SAINT SAVA FROM PROTESTANTS FOR 30.000 DOLLARS! This is a story of the sanctuary, which was burning on EASTER you did not hear about (VIDEO)

Yet until 1944, when the last dollar was paid off for the purchase of this church where there were no mass service, and the first was held on 11 June 1944, and this temple was declared the first Serbian Orthodox Cathedral in the United States

Orthodox Cathedral of Saint Sava in Manhattan, which was burned in a horrific fire on Easter, is located between blocks 25 and 26 west street, and it was built in 1850 in Gothic style of England. The church was purchased by the Serbian Orthodox Church in 1942 for $ 30,000! 

Recommended

Christ is born: Here is what you should NOT do on Christmas day!

The building of this church, which was built in the Gothic style, was first built as a Protestant chapel in 1850, and the Serbian people who wanted to have their church in USA had bought in 1942 for $ 30,000.

Yet until 1944, when the last dollar was paid off for the purchase of this church where there were no mass service, and the first was held on 11 June 1944, and this temple was declared the first Serbian Orthodox Cathedral in the United States.

In the postwar period this building was a refuge for Serbian emigrants, who have constantly upgraded it, and this church was the only place where Serbs were able to meet, keep their faith and identity.

In the sixties this temple is named by the US authorities as one of the most important Orthodox holy shrines in the US, and in 1968 was declared a monument under the protection of the city.

Let us recall, the New York fire department said it had received the first call about the fire in the church Serbian Orthodox Church, which is located on West 25th Street, between Fifth Avenue and Avenue of America, shortly before 19 pm local, or one after midnight Central European Time.

(Telegraf.co.uk)