South Bound Brook in Somerset County, New Jersey — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Saint Olha
Photographed By Don Morfe, April 7, 2016
1. Saint Olha Statue-Front panel
Inscription.
Saint Olha. . , Front panel , Equal-to-the Apostles-Great Princes of Kiev-Sovereign of Rus-Ukraine 945-969.
Left panel , This monument was erected upon the desires of devout Ukrainian women with the blessings of the Metropolitan of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the USA and Diaspora Mstyslav and by the labors and generous gifts of Ukrainian women dispersed throughout the entire world especially those incorporated in the United Sisterhoods of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the USA.
Right panel , This monument was blessed on Aug 16, 1987 AD in honor of the baptism of the Holy Princess Olha 957 wise ruler, zealous Christian and Grandmother of the Holy Prince Volodymyr The Great who in 988 A.D. proclaimed Holy Orthodoxy the State of Religion of Rus-Ukraine.
Front panel Equal-to-the Apostles-Great Princes of Kiev-Sovereign of Rus-Ukraine 945-969.
Left panel This monument was erected upon the desires of devout Ukrainian women with the blessings of the Metropolitan of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the USA and Diaspora Mstyslav and by the labors and generous gifts of Ukrainian women dispersed throughout the entire world especially those incorporated in the United Sisterhoods of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the USA.
Right panel This monument was blessed on Aug 16, 1987 AD in honor of the baptism of the Holy Princess Olha 957 wise ruler, zealous Christian and Grandmother of the Holy Prince Volodymyr The Great who in 988 A.D. proclaimed Holy Orthodoxy the State of Religion of Rus-Ukraine.
Location. 40° 32.807′ N, 74° 31.217′ W. Marker is in South Bound Brook, New Jersey, in Somerset County. Marker is on Easton Avenue. This statue is on the grounds of the St. Andrew's Ukrainian Orthodox Memorial Church. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1960 Easton Avenue (CR 527), South Bound Brook NJ 08880, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Ukrainian American Veterans Memorial (within shouting distance
4. St. Andrew's Ukrainian Orthodox Memorial Church-front view
Photographed By Don Morfe, April 7, 2016
5. Sign at the entrance to the St Andrew's property
Credits. This page was last revised on May 8, 2018. It was originally submitted on April 21, 2016, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. This page has been viewed 336 times since then and 25 times this year. Photos:1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on April 21, 2016, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.