Sts. Cyril and Methodius Church (, ), commonly known as the Orthodox Church (Slovene: , Serbian: ), is an Eastern Orthodox church building located in Trubar Park (), between Bleiweis Street () and Preà ¡eren Street (), north of the Museum of Modern Art and west of the National Gallery of Slovenia. It belongs to the Metropolitanate of Zagreb and Ljubljana of the Serbian Orthodox Church and is named after Saints Cyril and Methodius, brothers known as the "Apostles to the Slavs."
Built in Serbo-Byzantine Revival, the church has five domes with golden crosses at their top. It was built from 1932 to 1936 by Ivan Bricelj based on plans by the architect Momir KorunoviÃÂ. The frescoes in the interior were painted by the Serbian painters Dragomir Jaà ¡oviÃÂ, Mià ¡a MladenoviÃÂ, and Danica Mladenoviàfrom 1986 until 1997. The iconostasis is work of a prominent woodcarver workshop from Debar (Macedonia) and has been decorated with icons by the Slovene painter , who created them in 1940.
The foundation was blessed by Serbian Patriarch Varnava in 1932. The church was blessed on 23 October 2005 by the Serbian Patriarch Pavle in the presence of President Janez Drnovà ¡ek and Ljubljana's Roman Catholic metropolite Alojz Uran. This is also the date of official opening of the church. At the blessing they installed the relics of Saint Athanasius, which were brought from the Vatican by TomÃ¡à ¡ à  pidlÃÂk and symbolised the integration of one Christian unity (Orthodox and Catholic). In 2009, the church was visited by Serbian President Boris TadiÃÂ. Since 10 April 2010, the church has the status of a cultural monument of local significance.