St Symeon the New Theologian Orthodox Church
St Symeon the New Theologian Orthodox Church is a Russian Orthodox church located at 3101 Clairmont Avenue in Birmingham's Lakeview district. The parish was founded in 1977 as part of the Diocese of the South of the Orthodox Church in America. It is dedicated to St Symeon the Theologian (949-1022), a former abbot of St Mammas in Constantinople, Turkey. The parish's rector is Archpriest Alexander Fecanin.
The church's present building was purchased in 1987 and is recognizable by the mosaic copy of a Theotokos of St. Theodore from Moscow's Tretyakov Gallery, which is sheltered on the north entrance wall, facing the street.
In February 2013 the Birmingham Design Review Committee approved plans for a new $900,000 building for the church on the same site. Dan Fritts of Live Design Group presented the plans.
References
- Diel, Stan (February 27, 2013) "Birmingham Design Review Committee approves new church building in Lakeview, demolition of Red Mountain homes." The Birmingham News