Saint Aphanasius Ukrainian Orthodox Church Memorial HallPrint Page 
The history of Christianity in Ukraine dates back to the earliest centuries of the apostolic church. It has remained the dominant religion in the country since its acceptance in 988 by Vladimir the Great (Volodymyr the Great), who instated it as the state religion of Kievan Rus', a medieval East Slavic state and establishment of the Kiev Metropolis.
In the year 988 A. D. the Grand Prince of Ukraine - Rus Volodymyr (Swiatoslawovych) personally accepted the Christian faith from Constantinople who baptised the Ukrainian in the waters of the River Dnipro Slavutych.
Location
| Address: | William Street , Saint Aphanasius Ukrainian Orthodox Church , Granville, 2142 |
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| State: | NSW |
| Area: | Foreign |
| GPS Coordinates: | Lat: -33.836215 Long: 151.012559 Note: GPS Coordinates are approximate. |
Details
| Monument Type: | Structure |
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| Monument Theme: | Culture |
| Sub-Theme: | Religion |
| Approx. Event Start Date: | 988 |
| Approx. Event End Date: | 1988 |
Dedication
| Actual Monument Dedication Date: | Sunday 13th November, 1988 |
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ST ANAPHASIUS
PARISH HALL
(Plaque)
THIS MEMORIAL HALL
HAS BEEN ERECTED THROUGH THE EFFORTS
OF THE PARISHIONERS OF THE ST.ANAPHASIUS PARISH
OF THE UKRAINIAN AUTOCEPHALIC ORTHODOX CHURCH
IN AUSTRALIA, AND OTHER PEOPLE OF GOODWILL
IN COMMEMORATION OF THE
MILLENIUM OF CHRISTIANITY IN UKRAINE
988 -1988
OFFICIALLY OPENED AND DEDICATED ON
13th NOVEMBER 1988 BY
HIS GRACE ARCHBISHOP VOLODYMR (DIDOWYCZ)
THE RULING BISHOP OF
THE AUSTRALIAN AND NEW ZEALAND DIOCESE
OF THE UKRAINIAN AUTOCEPHALIC ORTHOX CHURCH
Parish Priest Very Rev. W. Lulka
