Church of Saints Constantine and Helena
The Church of Saints Constantine and Helena is a church in Plovdiv, Bulgaria. It is considered to be among the oldest churches in the city. It was built in 337 at the site of an ancient pagan temple in the acropolis on one of the fortified hills.Photo: Бирдас, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Church
- Denomination: Orthodox
- Description: church in Plovdiv, Bulgaria
- Also known as: “Church of St Constantine and Helena” and “Church of Sts. Constantine and Helena”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Regional Ethnographic Museum - Plovdiv and Hissar Kapiya.
Regional Ethnographic Museum - Plovdiv
Museum
The Plovdiv Regional Ethnographic Museum is a museum of ethnography in Plovdiv, Bulgaria. Since 1938, it has occupied the 1847 house of the merchant, Argir Kuyumdzhioglu, in the city's Old Town.
Hissar Kapiya
City gate
Photo: Gitanes232, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Hisar Kapia is a medieval gate in Plovdiv's old town and one of the most famous tourist sights in the city. The gate was built in the 11th century AD over the foundations of a gate from Roman times.
Roman theatre of Philippopolis
Archaeological site
Photo: Edal, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Roman theatre of Philippopolis is one of the world's best-preserved ancient Roman theatres, located in the city center of modern Plovdiv, Bulgaria, once the ancient city of Philippopolis. Roman theatre of Philippopolis is situated 340 metres southwest of Church of Saints Constantine and Helena.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Old Plovdiv and Kapana.
Old Plovdiv
Suburb
Photo: Faces&&Places, CC BY 2.0.
The old town in Plovdiv is an architectural and historical reserve located on three of Plovdiv's hills: Nebet Tepe, Dzhambaz Tepe and Taksim Tepe. The complex has been formed as a result of the long sequence of habitation from prehistoric times to present day and combines the culture and architecture from Antiquity, Middle Ages and Bulgarian revival.
Hadji Hassan Mahala
Suburb
Hadji Hassan Mahala is a Roma ghetto in Plovdiv, Bulgaria dating to 1400s. Residents generally regard themselves as being of the Turkish ethnicity. Its name comes from a mosque, itself named after a Turkish military leader who may have founded the neighborhood.
Church of Saints Constantine and Helena
- Categories: Eastern Orthodox church building, building, place of worship, and religion
- Location: Plovdiv, Bulgaria, Balkans, Europe
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Latitude
42.14971° or 42° 8′ 59″ northLongitude
24.75294° or 24° 45′ 11″ eastOpen location code
8GJ64QX3+V5OpenStreetMap ID
way 118820608OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap feature
building=churchOpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=orthodoxWikidata ID
Q5117391
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In Other Languages
From Bulgarian to Slovak—“Church of Saints Constantine and Helena” goes by many names.
- Bulgarian: “Св. св. Константин и Елена”
- Bulgarian: “Свети Константин и Елена”
- French: “église Saint-Constantin-et-Sainte-Hélène (Plovdiv)”
- French: “Église Saint-Constantin-et-Sainte-Hélène”
- German: “Sankt Konstantin und Helena”
- German: “Sveti-Konstantin-i-Elena-Kirche”
- Hungarian: “Szent Konstantin és Szent Ilona-templom”
- Japanese: “聖コンスタンティン・聖エレナ聖堂 (プロヴディフ)”
- Polish: “Cerkiew św. św. Konstantyna i Heleny w Płowdiwie”
- Polish: “Cerkiew Świętych Konstantyna i Heleny w Płowdiwie”
- Slovak: “Chrám svätého Konštantína a Heleny”
- Slovak: “Chrám svätých Konštantína a Heleny”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Permanent Exhibition of Icons and Tourist information center.
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