Holy Virgin Protection Cathedral
Holy Virgin Protection Cathedral is a Russian_orthodox church at 1800 Lee Street in Des Plaines, IL 60018. It is one of 58 churches in Des Plaines.
Welcome to the parish website of the Holy Virgin Protection Cathedral, a Russian Orthodox church located in Des Plaines, Illinois, a suburb of Chicago. Our church is a prominent place of worship for all the Russian Orthodox who live in Chicago and has as its goal the preservation of the spiritual traditions and the treasure of church services of ancient Russian Orthodoxy.
1800 Lee Street, Des Plaines, IL, 60018Website: https://www.holyvirginprotection.org/
Holy Virgin Protection Cathedral is part of the Eastern Orthodox family of churches in The American Church Story.
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The community around Holy Virgin Protection Cathedral
Within a few blocks of these doors, more than 3 in 10 adults say they are socially isolated. About 1 in 5 households aren't sure there will be enough to eat, and about 1 in 5 the people here live without health insurance. That is two thousand neighbors — and some of them are already in these pews.
Pray for the lonely within reach of this door, and for a congregation that notices.
- Social Isolation: 35.9%
- Food Insecurity: 21.5%
- Uninsured All Ages (Census): 19.1% (10.5–27.7%)
- Lack of Social/Emotional Support: 29.4%
- Fair/Poor Health Status: 21.3%
- Housing Insecurity: 16.7%
- Uninsured Adults 18-64: 16.6%
- Unemployment: 6.4% (2.1–10.6%)
Source: CDC PLACES, U.S. Census Bureau (2023, 2019-2023), aggregated across 5 census tracts near this church.
Des Plaines city is served by 28 churches — about one congregation for every 2,496 residents.
Churches near Holy Virgin Protection Cathedral
- St Ansgar Roman Catholic Parish — 0.2 mi away
- Saint Stephen Catholic Church — 0.2 mi away
- Des Plaines Church of Christ — 0.4 mi away
- King James Bible Church — 0.5 mi away
- First Christian Reformed Church — 0.7 mi away
- Taiwan Christian Church — 0.7 mi away
- Hahna Korean Presbyterian Church — 0.8 mi away
- First Presbyterian Church of Des Plaines — 0.8 mi away
- Deliverance Temple Church Of God — 0.8 mi away
- Bethesda Worship Center — 0.8 mi away