Orthodox Church of the Holy Spirit () is an Orthodox parish church in Białystok, Podlaskie Voivodeship. It is under the jurisdiction of the Białystok Deanery of the Diocese of Białystok and Gdańsk of the Polish Orthodox Church. It is located in the Wysoki Stoczek district, at 13 Antoniuk Fabryczny Street. History From the 1970s, the Diocese of Białystok and Gdańsk sought permission to build a new church in Białystok, pointing out that the already existing active churches (St. Starosielce and the church of St. Elijah in Dojlidy) were not sufficient for the needs of the increasing number of believers emigrating to the city from the countryside. However, the requests of the Białystok Archbishop Nikanor and the parish priest of St. Nicholas, Serafim Żeleźniakowicz, for including the church in the plans of church construction were rejected by the Provincial Office in November 1972, March 1974, December 1976, December 1977 and May 1980. Efforts to build the temple were continued from 1981 by the new Bialystok bishop Sawa (Hrycuniak). As the hierarch recalled, he demanded from the authorities to designate a place for the church, stating that otherwise, he would start trying to regain the plot at Sienkiewicza Street, where the Cathedral of the Resurrection of Christ used to be located, and where, after its demolition, the building of the Voivodeship Police Headquarters was built. In February 1981, Bishop Sawa received information that the plan of erecting the church was included in the church construction plan for the following year. The new church, however, was not to have the status of a parish church, but to be a branch of the cathedral council. Together with Fr. Żeleźniakowicz and architect Jan Kabac, Bishop Sawa then began searching for the most suitable place for the new temple. Among the faithful and the clergy there were divided opinions in this respect, three locations were considered - in Antoniuk, Wygoda and Kopernika Street. The choice of the first place was decided by the Bishop of Białystok. In December 1981, a plot of land at Antoniuk Fabryczny Street was purchased. As it turned out that people lived in the area, the parish paid for new apartments for them. In the first stage of work, the construction was not well received by the local residents. Their complaint was submitted to the Białystok Voivode, stating that the Orthodox Church "will become a cause of excessive noise" and will cause