Holy Assumption Church

St Mary’s Holy Assumption Russian Orthodox Church was established in 1913 in a church on S Pacific St in Stamford’s south end.  For several years before that a group of Orthodox faithful held services in private homes with visiting priests serving the Liturgy.In the early 1970’s a large tract of land, right off the Merritt Parkway, was purchased for a new church.  After again attending Divine Liturgy in several temporary places, parishioners celebrated the first service in their new church in 19...