| Cathedral of Saints Constantine and Helen | |
|---|---|
 Greek Orthodox Church in Hillbrow | |
 Cathedral of Saints Constantine and Helen | |
| 26°11′39″S28°03′04″E / 26.194167°S 28.0511°E /-26.194167; 28.0511 | |
| Country | South Africa |
| Denomination | Greek Orthodox |
| Architecture | |
| Architect | Hermann Kallenbach |
| Style | Byzantine |
| Completed | 1912 (Opened 5 January 1913) |
| Construction cost | £3,300 |
TheCathedral of Saints Constantine and Helen is a historicalGreek Orthodox Church inJohannesburg, designed by architectHermann Kallenbach and built in 1912.[1] It is aSAHRA protected site.
The white walled church was designed by Hermann Kallenbach who was a close friend and admirer ofMahatma Gandhi. (Kallenbach lived in the same house and donated a farm to Gandhi). The church was required by the growing population of Greeks who had moved toYeoville andBerea in the 19th century.[1] The community took six years to raise the £3,300 for the building led by the Ladies Benevolent Association, Archimandrite Nicodemos Sarikas[2] and Archimandrite Athanasios Nicolopoulos.[3]
Kallenbach created a church in the Byzantine style[3] in 1912 for the Greek community with a number of different roof levels which were not designed to be at the same angle. These complement the large three-storey high dome which is painted blue on the inside.[1] The new building opened on 5 January 1913. The cathedral is dedicated to the emperorSaint Constantine and his motherSaint Helen.[3]
Today the Greek congregation is reducing and the congregation are now drawn from a much wider area with this being one of three Greek Orthodox churches in the city. The church is a South African Heritage Resources Agency (SAHRA) protected site.[1]
