Church of Saint Philip the Apostle
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March 28
Largest Russian Orthodox church in the UAE. Services every Sunday from 10:00am.
April 24, 2023
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December 5, 2024
A beautiful, bright church with a "pleasant aftertaste", the work schedule is not large, it is located among other religious organizations. Clean, comfortable and everything is available. The staff is Russian-speaking, there will be no problems
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May 11
Travel by public transport from Dubai was 99 dirhams for two round trips. If you go like this, you won't be able to get to the liturgy on time, since the subway in Dubai starts at 8 o'clock.
There was a general confession before communion. By the way, it wasn't mentioned anywhere, the parishioners know, but the parishioners don't.
For a donation, you can take water from the refrigerator in the church shop. There is a private toilet in the next building.
We were on Myrrh-Bearing Wives. There are a lot of people in the temple who are loyal to their appearance, and there were those who were wearing girls' trousers, nothing.
If you are traveling from another emirate yourself, you should know that there will be confession, you can receive communion, but there is only a question of water. How can you not drink if you're driving in this heat? Or is it still possible....
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February 3
Due to the circumstances, we baptized our child in this church, the sacrament was joyful and touching, and there was a festive atmosphere. The Holy Father communicated with us kindly, told us interesting and informative information.
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March 20
A wonderful temple in the center of Sharjah, the very first Orthodox church that was built there. We attended Sunday service on March 9 after the first week of Great Lent and were genuinely surprised by the large number of Russian parishioners. I am very glad that there are Orthodox islets among the hundreds of mosques in this city...
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May 13
a nice beautiful church, it has a neat appearance and its own vibe
, it is interesting to find it
very fascinating with its appearance and history
, I recommend you to come here!
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April 28
The only Orthodox Church in the Arabian Peninsula. He was present at the consecration of the foundation stone. It was built quickly. It's a beautiful building.
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June 3, 2024
He regularly visited the Temple for two years while working in Dubai. A real island of Orthodoxy, headed by Fr. Alexander. After the service, there was always a common meal of parishioners and priests, where you could not only refresh yourself (most of the people came from Dubai), but also socialize. In fact, we are very lucky that the Benefactors built this Temple,
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May 17, 2024
I was at an Easter night service once. I was pleased that most of them came to pray at the temple, and not only to consecrate cakes and pasques. The temple is bright, neat and well-groomed. The fathers are good. There are church shops and you can borrow a handkerchief if you don't have one of your own. There were quite a few representatives of the Islamic world at the service, and I was pleased with how respectfully and respectfully everything went on the bright Easter holiday.
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June 20, 2023
A beautiful Orthodox church consecrated in honor of the Apostle Jesus Christ Philip. The temple is very bright with gold trim, nothing superfluous, a pleasant atmosphere at the service. The rector, Father Alexander, is a wonderful, educated, kind person, very pleasant in communication, loving and knowledgeable in his work. There is a Russian cultural center near the temple. The church has a wonderful choir and a professional regent. If you come to Sharjah on vacation, be sure to visit this temple. Services run on Friday and Sunday from 10 to 11:30 and Saturday from 17:00 to 18:20.
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January 8, 2024
A very beautiful and cozy church. It is especially comfortable with children. There is a place for small children so that the parishioners are not disturbed. Great choir.
It was a joy to join the service in an Islamic country.
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November 14, 2023
The church is conveniently located, they serve 2 times a week, the Liturgy is at 10.00, it's cool inside, with children all standing on the gallery above, it's convenient. A common confession before Communion. I liked the abbot's sermons. It is very pleasant to visit such an oasis of Russian culture in the heart of an Arab country.
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January 8
Getting here is a disaster. Yandex map leads through some kind of slum. From Dubai by public transport with 2 transfers. It is very expensive for a budget tourist
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February 25
thank god! For everything! It's awfully nice here! Long summer to the Clergy! to the workers !
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March 17, 2024
A very bright, beautiful temple. Pleasant atmosphere, clean. A good choir. It was very pleasant to attend the service, it's even a pity that services don't take place every day.
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March 15, 2024
A very pleasant temple. Beautiful, cozy. Services are held on Saturdays, and there is a general confession before communion. Great support for the Orthodox. Such a temple in Dubai would also help the Orthodox.
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April 27
It's a beautiful church, and there were a lot of Russian-speaking people at Easter. If you're in Sharjah, visit.
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February 26
The schedule seems to be from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
In fact, we were on Wednesday at 3 p.m., we wanted to light a candle, but it turned out to be closed.
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November 19, 2023
The Temple is of extraordinary beauty. Airy, soulful. Lots of icons . A conversation with Father Alexander brings peace to the soul. All Orthodox should definitely visit.
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November 23, 2024
The Orthodox Church!
Scheduled services, beauty!
God's grace!
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August 6, 2024
A beautiful Temple. If you are there, ask where the rest of the churches are - go to the Armenian one - there is a magnificent forging, rate it. There's a whole area of Orthodox churches there. There are also Coptic Egyptian, Syrian, Georgian, and it's very interesting, you can go everywhere to chat with people.
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February 23
It's nice, it's beautiful, and the energy is very good. ☺️
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August 13, 2023
We were in the temple on the Patronal feast. A beautiful bright temple. The service was conducted by Theophylact, Archbishop of Pyatigorsk and Circassian. A lot of parishioners. They come from other emirates (Ras al Khaimah). There are several Christian churches of other denominations around. The church is conveniently located. 20-30 minutes walk from the main city hotels.
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May 17, 2023
Good day to all🙏 Rested in Sharjah at the end of April beginning of May. I knew about this temple (because I was already there) and went to the service on April 30. It was the feast of the Holy Myrrh-bearing Women. I really like this church, there is such peace there, peace and joy at the same time that there is such a corner in a Muslim country where you can come and pray. I didn't calculate a little with money, I wanted to write a note about health, because we were flying back to Russia in 5 days. And the woman who sells candles, her name is NADEZHDA, took a note from me for free, for which I am very grateful to her. I give her a huge hello and a low bow. I, too, when I flew back home, in my temple, wrote a health note about her. Very warm and pleasant memories remained about the rest. We will definitely return there again....God willing! 🙏🙏🙏
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April 19
The new church in Sharjah, we were at Easter. A beautiful place
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September 16, 2023
The church is beautiful, located in the Emirate of Sharjah, with all amenities, a Sunday school for children, kind people and a good spiritual rector
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October 10, 2024
A beautiful bright temple. We are very glad that we were lucky enough to visit.
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March 4
It's a very beautiful church, it's just a pity that we didn't get inside.
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June 12, 2023
It is the only Orthodox church in the Emirates. Light, golden (maybe that's why everything glitters). You can go up to the second floor and watch the service and pray from there. A lot of "nominal" icons are large. Solid . Impressive.
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March 10
A good Orthodox church
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March 26
The only Orthodox church in the UAE
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March 19
The most beautiful temple in the Emirates!
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November 11, 2024
The only Orthodox church in the UAE, thank God for everything 🕊️
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February 28, 2024
The first Orthodox church in the Arabian Peninsula. It was opened with the support of the future Patriarch Kirill....
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March 22
An Orthodox church in the East.
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February 29, 2024
Very beautiful. I am very glad that there is an Orthodox church in a Muslim country.
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March 27, 2023
Stay in Dubai, stop by Sharjah, where the first Russian Orthodox church on the Arabian Peninsula stands. Its blue domes and golden crosses open on the way from Dubai. Snow-white from the outside and the same airy light inside.
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April 19, 2023
Oriental fairy tale, I love this country. As an Orthodox person, I always visit this temple. People are very, very friendly, thank you all!
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December 27, 2024
An island of Orthodoxy in the world of Islam
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December 25, 2023
A nice, bright place. I highly recommend you to visit. I had the feeling that I had visited my homeland in Russia.
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May 23, 2024
The first Orthodox church in the Arabian Peninsula. Priceless!
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November 19, 2023
The only Orthodox church of the Moscow Patriarchate in the Emirates. Services are held on Sundays
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February 26, 2022
A very beautiful church, sincere, sympathetic parishioners. I was at the liturgy one Sunday.
Thank you that even in a Muslim country there is a church where you can pray together!
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September 9, 2024
A beautiful temple. We didn't get to the service, but we caught someone's wedding. 😌
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January 11
A place of grace!
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August 30, 2024
A cozy temple, I felt at home.
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February 7, 2024
We were there a day before Christmas. It was very festive, elegant, we stood at the service, bought candles.
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February 3
It's a beautiful place
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May 4
Everything has stopped
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