Saint Constantin and Saint Helene church in Paris

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The Church of Saint-Constantin and St. Helena in Paris (in modern Greek: Ιερ It is notable as the second church frequented by the Greek Orthodox community of the capital after St. Stephane Cathedral in Paris.

Founded during the Interwar period in a particular context for the Greek diaspora in France, this church quickly became the second church of the Métropole in Paris after the cathedral. A number of notable bishops or clerics of the Orthodox Church in France are linked to this parish, in particular Jérémie Calligiorgis, who becomes Metropolitan of France after having been priest of this parish for more than twenty years and Irénée Avramidis, became Bishop of Reggio after eleven years of service at Saint-Constantin-et-Sainte-Hélène.