| GPS | (47.643394470215; 26.261211395264) |
| district | Suceava |
| region | Suceava |
| locality | Suceava |
| address | |
| category | Religious attractions |
| year | 1551 |
| ethnic | Romanians, Ukrainians |
”The Ressurection of the Lord” Church (Văscresenia Church or Elena Doamna Church) of Suceava was built in the year 1551, being founded by Mrs. Elena Rareș, the wife of the voivode Petru Rareș. After the annexation of Bukovina by the Habsburg Empire (1775), it was transferred by the emperor Iosif the IInd to the Roman-Catholic community from Suceava and starting with 1782, the church was arranged in order to serve the catholic religion. In the year 1837 the church was transferred to Ruthene Greek-Catholic community from Suceava. By the letter from May 19, 1936, after the intervention of the Metropolitan of Bukovina Visarion Puiu, the Ministry of Ecclesiastical Affairs took this church from the Ruthene Greek-Catholic community and passed it to the Mitropoly of Bukovina. Until the end of the second World War, ”The ressurection of the Lord” Church served as the chapel of the Military Garison of Suceava. Then it became the chapel of the Faculty of Orthodox Teology of Chernivtsi- Suceava (1945-1948) and chappel for the liturigical practice of the Church Choir School (1948-1952) and, eventually, a missionary church belonging to Iasi Mitropoly (1951-1956). Starting with the year 1957 it became parish church. Although it suffered many modifications over time, it preserved the initial plan, respecting the small town church-type. The church is built of raw rock, with the plinth, corners and counterforts carved. Brick was used also in some places. The church is relatively small: 21,40 m lenght and 5,80 m width – at the inside, 24,40 m lenght and 8,50 m width – at the outside and is 16 m tall. In the church yard there is a Zvonnitsa –type bell tower, which comprises a four pillars wall, on which three small bells are hanging. This type of bell towers are pretty rare in the Romanian architecture, being seen only in the northern Moldavia churches.
