Ishinomaki Saint John the Apostle Orthodox Church

Saint John the Apostle Church, built in 1880

The Ishinomaki Saint John the Apostle Orthodox Church (Japanese: 石巻ハリストス正教会 聖使徒イオアン聖堂: Ishinomaki Harisutosu Seikyōkai, Sei-shito Ioan Seidō) is an Orthodox Church in Ishinomaki, Miyagi, dedicated to St. John the Apostle, belonging to Orthodox Church in Japan. The original structure was built in 1880.

As the old church building (Japanese: 聖使徒イオアン会堂:Sei-Shito Ioan Kaidō) was damaged by the 1978 Miyagi earthquake, it was reconstructed in a new location. Today, Ishinomaki Orthodox Church uses the newer church building, which has almost the same name; "Japanese: 聖使徒イオアン聖堂:Sei-Shito Ioan Seidō", likewise dedicated to St. John the Apostle.

Sei-Shito Ioan Kaidō is listed as part of the Ishinomaki Cultural Heritage by the local municipality. It is the oldest wooden church building among existing wooden churches in Japan.

References and sources

• 八木谷涼子・編『別冊太陽　日本の教会をたずねて II』平凡社 ISBN 4-582-92127-2

See also

• Holy Resurrection Cathedral (Nicholai-do) - Metropolitan Cathedral of the Orthodox Church in Japan

External links

• 石巻ハリストス正教会（聖使徒イオアン聖堂） - A page in Official Site of Eastern Diocese of the Orthodox Church in Japan (Japanese)
• 石巻ハリストス正教会教会堂（聖使徒イオアン会堂） - A page in Official Site of Ishinomaki-City municipality (Japanese)
• 旧ハリストス正教会 - Pictures of inner space

Coordinates: 38°25′45″N 141°18′40″E / 38.429144°N 141.311113°E