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Altar area of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the Holy Ascension in Newark, NJ Item Info
 and with extremely Western-looking paintings (one hesitates to call them "icons", as they are completely outside of the tradition of Eastern Christian iconography). However, this was not uncommon in the United States prior to World War II in both Ukrainian Orthodox <a href="/sources/newark-john-the-baptist-deacon-ordination-1946">and Greek Catholic</a> churches.](/ukrainians-in-nj/objects/newark-ascension-30th-altar.jpg)
- Date Created or Published:
- 1948
- Item type:
- Image
- Description:
- Photograph is undated, but likely from 1948 It may be jarring to see an Orthodox church with no [iconostasis](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iconostasis) and with extremely Western-looking paintings (one hesitates to call them "icons", as they are completely outside of the tradition of Eastern Christian iconography). However, this was not uncommon in the United States prior to World War II in both Ukrainian Orthodox and Greek Catholic churches.
- Subjects:
- Religion
- Location:
- Newark
- Source:
- Альманах Української Православної Церкви Господнього Вознесенна в Нюарку, Н. Дж. в 30-літні роковини її існування [Almanac of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the Lord's Ascension in Newark, NJ in the 30th anniversary of its existence]
Source
- Preferred Citation:
- "Altar area of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the Holy Ascension in Newark, NJ", Ukrainians in New Jersey, 1880s-1940s, Ukrainian History and Education Center
- Reference Link:
- https://www.ukrhec.org/ukrainians-in-nj/items/newark-ascension-altar-1948.html
Rights
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