The Church Of STS. Constantine and Helen Photo: Church Of STS. Constantine and Helen

The Church in the name of saints equal to the apostles Constantine and Helena is located in the village Fleets (formerly Karan). The temple festival is celebrated on may 21 (June 3).

The Church of STS. Constantine and Helena is a single-aisled Basilica, decorated with a portico with a triangular pediment. The rectangular building is covered with a gable roof. North and South walls have three rectangular Windows with triangular pediments (eaves).

The history of the Church on the outskirts of the city of Sevastopol is rooted in medieval times, when the Crimea was inhabited by 300 thousand Greeks. A small stone Church was built by the Greeks in the middle of 15 century In 1778 Christians of the Crimea armeniam in the sea of Azov. Whereupon the Church for more than 60 years was in ruins. After the annexation of Crimea to Russia in Balaklava and the surrounding villages, including in karani, located Balaklava Greek battalion. The Church was renovated and consecrated. During the Crimean war the Church was destroyed, but after it finished reconstructed with funds donated by parishioners. The re-dedication of the temple took place in 1856

In the pre-revolutionary period in the Church was kept highly revered icon of STS. Constantine and Helena, which had previously belonged to the Balaklava Greek battalion. In 1898 in the parish Church were 197 people, the service was conducted by the priest and the Sexton, and in the parish in 1910, more than 400 people. In the 1920s the Church was closed. After the great Patriotic war the building was used as a club and cinema. In the 1990s thanks to the efforts of Archimandrite Augustine old Church was returned to believers, in 2001, began restoration work. Temple ranked as the Balaklava George monastery.

To date, the Church of STS. Constantine and Helen is a working temple, which hosts regular services.

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