Cathedral of Saints Constantine and Helen

The Cathedral was built by the Hellenic Community of the then Transvaal for worship in the Greek Orthodox tradition. Designed by Herman Kallenbach in the Byzantine style appropriate to its patron saints, the Cathedral opened its doors on 5 January 1913. It had taken only six years for sufficient funds to be collected from the small Greek community, who were inspired greatly by their spiritual leader, Archimandrite Athanasios Nikolopoulos. Received Provisional Protection in 2012 (Provincial Gazette Extraordinary Vol.18 No.164, 13 June 2012)

Rating:

A - Johannesburg Heritage Foundation

Original Owner:

Greek Orthodox Community

Builder:

Unknown

Architect:

KALLENBACH Herman

Architectural Firm:

Not applicable

Location Details

Street Number:

Street Name:

Womarans Street

Township:

Johannesburg

Erf Number:

5322

SG ID:

T0IQ0183000000053220000000

Links and Sources

Source/s:

List of heritage sites supplied by the City of Johannesburg (2016)

Johannesburg Heritage Foundation List 2017

Blue Plaque Research

Declaration Status:

Not Declared

Blue Plaque:

Yes

Construction Date - Start:

1912

Construction Date - Completion:

1913

Circa:

1910-1919