Orthodoxy in Slovakia is a minority religion. According to statistics from 2011, about 0.9 % of the population of the Slovak Republic adhere to it. Orthodox believers live mainly in the eastern part of the country. The history of Orthodoxy in Slovakia is not old. Orthodox believers increased mainly after the establishment of Czechoslovakia and conversion from the Greek Catholic Church after 1950. The construction of the Orthodox church in Prešov began in 1946 and was completed in 1950. It was consecrated on February 11, 1950 with the blessing of Metropolitan Jelevferij of Prague by Archimandrite Andrew. The temple is built in the spirit of the traditions of Orthodox Russian architecture. It is decorated with five onion-shaped domes, which are reminiscent of the typical architecture of old tsarist Russia. It is dedicated to Prince Saint Alexander Nevsky, whom the Orthodox Church considers the defender of Orthodoxy. The interior is dominated by a two-row wooden iconostasis separating the nave from the altar area. The spired bell tower was added between 1969 and 1970. In 2004 it was enlarged and rebuilt into a richly articulated sacred building.
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