All Serbian Saints Serbian Orthodox Church (Mississauga)

All Serbian Saints Serbian Orthodox Church (Serbian, Srpski pravoslavni hram Sabora srpskih svetitelja) is an Eastern Orthodox church located in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada. It is under jurisdiction of the Serbian Orthodox Eparchy of Canada of the Serbian Orthodox Church and is dedicated to all the Serbian saints.

The history of the church began on June 6, 1983 with the purchase of the property and nearby building (previously a school property) located in Applewood Heights. The building was soon renamed the Serbian Centre. The main design of the project was created by Belgrade-based architect Predrag Ristić. Since Ristić was not able to obtain a Canadian work permit, Toronto-based architect Milutin Michael Kopsa was awarded the contract to design the church on January 17, 1993. The groundbreaking ceremony took place on May 15, 1994. The foundation stone was blessed and laid by the Patriarch of the Serbian Orthodox Church Pavle during his visit to Canada on June 14, 1994. Accompanying Patriarch Pavle, along with the host Bishop of Canada Georgije (Đokić), were: Bishop of Niš Irinej (Gavrilović), Bishop of Slavonia Lukijan (Pantelić), Bishop of Gornji Karlovac Nikanor (Bogunović), Bishop of Britain and Scandinavia Dositej (Motika), as well as clergy from other Orthodox jurisdictions. Prince Tomislav Karađorđević was also present at the blessing of the foundation stone. Two weeks after the blessing of the foundation stone, digging of the foundation for the future church began. The foundations of the new church were blessed by Bishop Georgije of Canada on November 26, 1995. Construction of the church was briefly halted but continued on August 15, 1999. The first Holy Liturgy in the church was served on September 10, 2000. Construction was completed on April 22, 2002. The church is built in the Byzantine style, traditional for Orthodox churches. It has three rows for choirs and a hand-made iconostasis. The main part of the church is a squared cross with only one cupola above the central part of the church. The church was consecrated on June 15, 2002 by the Bishop of Canada Georgije with the

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