St. Nicholas Russian Orthodox Church

St. Nicholas Russian Orthodox Church A parish of the Eastern American Diocese under the omophorion of His Eminence Metropolitan Nicholas In 2009, St.

Nicholas Russian Orthodox Church celebrated 80 years in the Stratford Community! In 1929 a group of Russian immigrants consisting of Sikorsky Aviation Corporation employees, families and friends founded our Church. The Church's original location was in a small house on Lake Street. The Church quickly outgrew this space and in 1942 the present Church, a 12th Century Novgorod style building was dedi

cated. This Church continues to be a stunning landmark in Stratford to this day. The services are held in Old Church Slavonic and English. In addition, Sunday School for the children of the parish is held on Sunday's following the Church Service during the school year. Sunday
10:00am - Divine Liturgy - Summer hours: 9:30

Saturday
5:00pm - Vigil

Eve of Feast
6:30pm - Vigil - See calendar for details. Feast
9:30am - Divine Liturgy - On weekdays, usually 9:30 am; see calendar.

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🔸 May 29 - The Fall of Constantinople 🔸

On the 29th of May, we mourn the Fall of Constantinople in 1453, an event which marked the fall of the Roman Empire. Founded by the Great Emperor Saint Constantine in 330, Constantinople prospered from its strategic location between Europe and Asia, and became the largest and wealthiest city in Europe from the 5th to the 11th centuries. With its crowning jewel being the cathedral of Hagia Sophia, the largest church the world had ever seen, Constantinople served as the spiritual heart of Eastern Christendom for over 1000 years.

While the city survived many sieges in its history by the Persians, Avars, Goths, Slavs and Arabs, the Sack of Constantinople in 1204 by the Latin crusaders weakened the empire to such an extent it was never able to recover. By April 1453, the Ottomans had surrounded the city’s Theodosian walls. When the last Byzantine Emperor Constantine XI Palaiologos was urged by his companions to flee, he reportedly replied:

“God forbid that I should live as an Emperor without an Empire. As my city falls, 1 will fall with it. Whosoever wishes to escape, let him save himself if he can, and whoever is ready to face death, let him follow me.”

After a 55 day siege, the 21 year old Ottoman Sultan Mehmet II conquered the city on Tuesday May 29 1453, with an army of over 80,000. Shortly before the city fell, Constantine XI visited Hagia Sophia and prayed for the forgiveness of his sins before the bishops, and received Holy Communion. Leading a final charge against the Ottomans, the courageous Emperor died a martyr. The Fall of Constantinople marked the start of centuries of Christian persecution and enslavement, and ushered in an era of “New Martyrs” - Christians killed under Ottoman rule for refusing to convert to Islam.

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