Annunciation Greek Orthodox Church [SEP] architect
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Annunciation Greek Orthodox Cathedral of New England


The Annunciation Greek Orthodox Cathedral of New England is a historic Greek Orthodox Church at 514 Parker Street in Boston, Massachusetts. The Classical Revival church was designed by Hachadoor Demoorjian and built in 1923; design work of its interior included consultation with architect Ralph Adams Cram. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places as Greek Orthodox Cathedral of New England in 1988. The Cathedral is the seat of the Greek Orthodox Metropolis of Boston, and served as the headquarters of the Greek Orthodox Metropolis of Boston until c. 1973, when
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Annunciation Greek Orthodox Church, Rostov-on-Don


The Annunciation Greek Orthodox Church ) was a Greek Orthodox church constructed in 1909 in Rostov-on-Don. In Soviet times, the church was demolished, and the Puppet Theatre was built on its foundations. A new Greek church of the Annunciation was built close to the site of the demolished one in 2014. The Greek Church of the Annunciation was built in Rostov-on-Don at the beginning of the 20th century. The temple was situated in Tkachevsky Lane (present-day Universitetsky) at its intersection with Malo
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Annunciation Greek Orthodox Church


Annunciation Greek Orthodox Church in Wauwatosa, Wisconsin, United States, was designed by architect Frank Lloyd Wright in 1956, and completed in 1961. It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The church is one of Wright's last works; construction was completed after his death. The design is informed by traditional Byzantine architectural forms, reinterpreted by Wright to suit the modern context. The church's shallow scalloped dome echoes his Marin County Civic Center. According to architectural historian and Wright scholar Bruce Brooks Pfeiffer, "When
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Greek Orthodox Church of the Annunciation, Manchester


for a Greek community school with over 100 pupils studying the culture of Greece, history of Greece and Greek language. The church hall is also used to celebrate events in the calendar of saints and the liturgical year such as Easter, Christmas and other traditions of the Eastern Orthodox Church. The church building is located on the Bury New Road (A56) in Broughton, Salford, and was designed by the architects Clegg & Knowles who also designed many of the commercial warehouses in Manchester. The foundation stone for the Church of the
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Greek Orthodox Church of the Annunciation, Manchester


The Greek Orthodox Church of the Annunciation, Manchester () is a Greek Orthodox church in Salford, Greater Manchester. Completed in in a classical architectural style, it is the oldest purpose-built Greek Orthodox church in England and since 1980, a grade II listed building for its “special architectural or historic interest”. the church provides liturgies on Sundays and acts as a hub for a community of an estimated 2,500 Greek diaspora, particularly Greek Cypriots, British Cypriots and Greek students in Manchester. A church hall annexe is used
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Greek Orthodox Church of the Annunciation


The Greek Orthodox Church of the Annunciation, also known as the Greek Orthodox Church of Saint Gabriel, is an Eastern Orthodox church in Nazareth, Israel. Likely first established in Byzantine-era Palaestina Prima, it was rebuilt during the time of the Crusades, and again in the 18th century under the rule of Zahir al-Umar, the Arab governor of the Galilee. Known colloquially among the Greek Orthodox worshippers of Galilee whom it serves as Kniset el-Rûm, or Church of the Eastern Romans in Levantine Arabic, the
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Annunciation Greek Orthodox Cathedral (Houston)


Annunciation Greek Orthodox Cathedral is the spiritual home of the largest Eastern Orthodox parish in Houston, Texas. It is located in Montrose and Neartown. The cathedral was built from 1950 to 1952 by the Greek community of Houston. From 1967 to 1974, the church was the seat of the Bishop of the 8th Diocesan District of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of North and South America. The church provides a variety of ministries and services as well as housing a number of organizations. It is named for the Annunciation of the Virgin Mary and
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Greek Orthodox Cathedral of the Annunciation (Baltimore, Maryland)


The Greek Orthodox Cathedral of the Annunciation is a church of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America located in Baltimore, Maryland. It is the oldest of the 18 Greek Orthodox parishes in Maryland. The cathedral is an important center of Greek-American culture in Baltimore, and hosts an annual Greek Food Festival. The Greek Orthodox Cathedral of the Annunciation building was constructed in 1888 (the building originally housed a Protestant congregation), however the current congregation was established in 1906 and only moved to the building in 1937. The cathedral was
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Cathedral of the Annunciation of Our Lady


The Cathedral of the Annunciation of Our Lady is a heritage-listed former Anglican church and now Greek Orthodox cathedral located at 242 Cleveland Street, Redfern, City of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. The church was designed by Edmund Blacket and the rectory was designed by John Burcham Clamp and built from 1848. It is also known as the Greek Orthodox Cathedral; St Paul's Anglican Church; St Pauls Church of England; Cathedral of the Annunciation of Our Lady Theotokos. The property is owned by Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of
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Annunciation Greek Orthodox Cathedral (Houston)


Cathedral. The Cathedral grounds on Yoakum Boulevard in the Neartown area of Houston are used to host this annual festival. The Annunciation congregation now bills its October festival as "The Original Greek Festival" to differentiate itself from a similar event, "Houston Greekfest", held by St. Basil the Great Greek Orthodox Church on the west side of Houston the first weekend of May every year. Annunciation Orthodox School is a K-8 school on the church property. it has over 690 students. It is a ministry of the church. The
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Annunciation Greek Orthodox Church, Rostov-on-Don


Annunciation and transfer of the Puppet Theatre to another place. However, this idea did not find much support, and then it was decided to construct a new church nearby. In 2003, the land area of 0.2099 hectares at Kirov Avenue has been allocated for the construction of the church. Originally it was planned to recreate the initial project, but later it was decided to build a completely new church in neo-Byzantine style. The author of the project was architect G. Shevchenko. The solemn ceremony of foundation of the church
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Annunciation Greek Orthodox Cathedral (Atlanta)


The Annunciation Cathedral is a Greek Orthodox Cathedral located in Atlanta, Georgia. It is the seat of the Archbishop of the Metropolis of Atlanta, in the Southeastern United States. The church is known for the rich background and extravagant decoration on both the interior and exterior of the church. The original membership of the parish was 72. The current membership includes over 1200 families. The Annunciation Greek Orthodox Cathedral was established in 1905. The first services were held on the second floor of a sporting goods store. Once the membership of
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Annunciation Greek Orthodox Church (Manhattan)


The Annunciation Greek Orthodox Church is a Greek Orthodox church on Manhattan's Upper West Side at West End Avenue and West 91st Street. The church was built by Heins & LaFarge in (1893–94) as the Fourth Presbyterian Church. The church was sold to a Greek parish in 1952. The rusticated masonry façade with a sparing use of Venetian Gothic and Richardsonian Romanesque details and the square corner bell tower with a crenellated parapet embellished with gargoyle gutter-spouts reveal Richardson's training. Fine stained glass may be from Tiffany studios, or
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Annunciation Greek Orthodox Cathedral (Houston)


Antonio, Shreveport and Tulsa. The Dean of the Cathedral was Fr. Nicholas Triantafilou, who served as priest in Houston from 1965-1991. In 1967, to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Church of the Annunciation, the community hosted a "Greek night." The following year saw the institution of an annual Greek Festival to celebrate Greek culture, food and Orthodox life. In 1970, the parish founded the Annunciation Orthodox School with classes for students from kindergarten through 8th grade. In 1972, a new bishop was
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Greek Orthodox Metropolis of Chicago


St. George Church Decatur – Annunciation Church Des Plaines – St. John the Baptist Church East Moline – Assumption Church Elgin – St. Sophia Church Elmhurst – St. Demetrios Church Glenview – SS. Peter and Paul Church Joliet – All Saints Church Justice – Holy Cross Church Kankakee – Annunciation Church Libertyville – St. Demetrios Church Lincolnshire – Ascension of Our Lord Church Niles – Holy Taxiarchai-St. Haralambos Oak Lawn – Saint Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church Homer Glen – Assumption Greek Orthodox Church (Formerly Olympia Fields) Palatine – St. Nectarios Church Palos Heights –
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Annunciation Greek Orthodox Church, Rostov-on-Don


-Sadovaya Street (now Suvorov Street) at the territory, which belonged to the Hellenic Charitable Society. Funds for the construction of a temple were donated by Greeks who lived in the city. The most significant contribution was made by the owner of the tobacco factory Achilles Aslanidi. The church was founded in 1907, and in 1909 the building was completed. Author of the project was the architect I.P. Zlobin. Construction was carried out under the direction of the city architect G.N. Vasilyev. The murals inside were drawn by the artist
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Annunciation


to the precise location. The Basilica of the Annunciation marks the site preferred by the former, while the Greek Orthodox Church of the Annunciation marks that preferred by the latter. The feast of the Annunciation is usually held on March 25. It is moved in the Catholic Church, Anglican and Lutheran liturgical calendars when that date falls during Holy Week or Easter Week or on a Sunday. The Eastern Orthodox Church, Oriental Orthodoxy, and Eastern Catholic Churches do not move the feast. Instead they have special combined liturgies for those years
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Greek Orthodox Metropolis of Chicago


Church Dubuque – St. Elias the Prophet Church Mason City – Holy Transfiguration Church Sioux City – Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church Waterloo – St. Demetrios Church Duluth – Twelve Holy Apostles Church Minneapolis – St. Mary's Greek Orthodox Church Rochester – SS. Anargyroi Church St. Paul – St. George Church Columbia – St. Luke the Evangelist Church St. Louis – St. Nicholas Church Town and Country – Assumption Greek Orthodox Church Appleton – St. Nicholas Church Fond du Lac – Holy Trinity Church Madison – Assumption Church Milwaukee – Annunciation Greek Orthodox Church Racine – Dormition of
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Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of Australia


the Roman Catholic and Orthodox churches. He won an award for poetry and wrote 16 collections. He died in 2019. On 9 May 2019, his successor, Metropolitan Makarios, was elected by the Holy Synod of the Ecumenical Patriarchate as Archbishop of Australia. Archbishop Makarios was enthroned in front of thousands of faithful on 29 June 2019 at the Cathedral of the Annunciation of the Theotokos. The first churches founded by Greek Orthodox in Australia were Holy Trinity in Surry Hills, Sydney (1898), and Annunciation of the Theotokos in
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Greek Orthodox Church of the Annunciation


to have been Mary's home. The Greek Orthodox Church of the Annunciation is located over the spring where it is believed that Mary first heard the angel Gabriel's voice. This spring, which is mentioned in the writings of pilgrims to Nazareth over the centuries, is also thought to be where the six-year-old Jesus was sent by his mother to fetch water, as is recorded in the non-canonical Infancy Gospel of Thomas. The first church was built, probably in the 4th century, at the site
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Annunciation Greek Orthodox Cathedral (Houston)


Greek-speaking international patients in the Texas Medical Center, visiting with patients and preparing food for those who can't do that for themselves. Houston Greek Festival was started in 1967 by the members of Annunciation Greek Orthodox Cathedral as a "Greek Night", which was held on the church's 50th anniversary. The three-day festival is held annually on the first weekend in October (including Thursday) and features Greek food, live Greek music and Greek folk dances, as well as a gift shop and tours of the
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Cathedral of the Annunciation of Our Lady


Edmund Blacket during his career as diocesan architect for the Church of England. During the colonial period, architecture was commissioned by the British settlers and was often designed to reflect the buildings of their homelands. The ecclesiastical building models were symbolic of Christianity and Blacket, in keeping with other colonial architects of the time, took inspiration from the design of established churches in England. Its use as a Greek Orthodox Cathedral is also representative of religious institutions being used as a community meeting place for the continuity and practice of traditional customs and language
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Greek Orthodox Church of the Annunciation


church is located over an underground spring, which according to Eastern Orthodox belief is where the Virgin Mary was drawing water at the time of the Annunciation. Water from the spring still runs inside the apse of the church and also fed the adjacent site of Mary's Well, located away. In Christian tradition, the event by which Mary was informed by the angel Gabriel of God's intention to make her the mother of Jesus is known as the Annunciation. In the New Testament of the Bible, in the Book of Luke
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Greek Orthodox Metropolis of San Francisco


The Greek Orthodox Metropolis of San Francisco is an ecclesiastical territory or metropolis of the Greek Orthodox Church in the Pacific region of the United States, encompassing the states of Alaska, Arizona, California, Hawaii, Nevada, Oregon, and Washington. It is part of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America and is led by a metropolitan bishop who serves as the priest of the mother church, Annunciation Cathedral in the City of San Francisco. Right Reverend Metropolitan Gerasimos was enthroned as the Greek Orthodox Metropolitan Bishop of San Francisco on April 2
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Greek Orthodox Church of Saint Mary, Tehran


The Greek Orthodox Church of Saint Mary, also known as the Greek Orthodox Church of the Annunciation of the Mother of God, is located in Tehran, Iran. Inaugurated in 1951, it was founded to serve the once-vibrant Greek community of Iran, which by the 1960s and 1970s, prior to the Islamic Revolution (1979), numbered 3,000 people. When founded, the church was located at the intersection of the Roosevelt and Takht-e Jamshid streets. These streets were renamed Taleghani and Mofatteh respectively, after the
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Cathedral of the Annunciation of Our Lady


ecclesiastical design in the architectural career of Edmund Blacket. Blacket was the diocesan architect for the Church of England and was awarded three important commissions in the late 1840s - these being St Paul's in Redfern, Church of the Holy Trinity in Berrima and St Phillips in Church Hill. Blacket designed different Gothic forms for each of these churches and, in doing so, established the architectural model for parish church construction throughout NSW. This item is also significant as the Greek Orthodox Cathedral for Australia. Since its conversion and re-consecration
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Annunciation Greek Orthodox Cathedral (Houston)


celebrates its feast day on March 25th. The church hosts services and also functions as part of the Annunciation Orthodox School. The cathedral was designed in a Byzantine Revival style and is a single-aisle domed basilica with a transept. The iconostasis which divides the nave and the altar holds many of the icons from the original 1917 church. The first Orthodox church in Houston was built in 1917 on Walker Street in what is now Downtown Houston. The original building was made of wood. Initially in its history, most of its
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Greeks in Norway


of them live in Bergen. A number of the 7,600 Eastern Orthodox in Norway are Greeks. The primarily Greek congregation of the Annunciation of the Theotokos was founded in 1965 in Oslo with the main purpose of serving the Greek Orthodox community in Norway. The church is administrated under Metropolitan Pavlos Menevissoglou, based in Stockholm. The congregation celebrates the Divine Liturgy approximately once a month through the services of Archimandrite Evmenios Likakis or other Greek clergy who travel to Oslo for the occasion. In addition, St. Michael's Orthodox Church is a small
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Cathedral of the Annunciation of Our Lady


as the Greek Orthodox Cathedral, the building is in very good condition and retains much of its integrity and intactness. As at 15 October 2012, the Cathedral of the Annunciation of Our Lady is of state heritage significance as an important early ecclesiastical design in the architectural career of Edmund Blacket. Originally St Paul's Anglican Church, its Decorated Gothic design became one of the established architectural models for parish church construction throughout NSW. This item is also significant as the Greek Orthodox Cathedral for Australia and for its association with the migrant communities
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Annunciation Greek Orthodox Cathedral (Houston)


worship services were held in Greek. In 1950, the church had to move due to city construction and because the parish had outgrown its old building. A new church was built on Yoakum Street in the Neartown area. Its capacity was about 475. The church was completed in 1952. A community hall named for longtime parishioner S.P. Martel was built next door to the church and still serves the community. In 1960, the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of North and South America created Archdiocesan districts to better serve the Greek Orthodox faithful throughout
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Annunciation Cathedral, Kharkiv


The Annunciation Cathedral is the main Orthodox church of Kharkiv, Ukraine. The pentacupolar Neo-Byzantine structure with a distinctive 80-meter-tall bell tower was completed on October 2, 1888, from designs by a local architect, Mikhail Lovtsov. The church was consecrated in 1901, and the earlier Annunciation church was then pulled down. The candy-striped cathedral supplanted the older Assumption Cathedral as the main church of Kharkiv and was one of the largest and tallest churches of the Russian Empire. The icon screen used to be of Carrara
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Greek Orthodox Church of the Annunciation


of nuns, which, so as the tradition goes, used to be above it in times gone by [...] From time to time the Greeks hold services in it." During the rule of Zahir al-Umar (1730–1775) over the Galilee, the local Greek Orthodox community obtained a firman granting them control over the church, which had been occupied previously by the Franciscans and the Greek Catholic. Al-Umar granted this control to the local Arab Christian community, rather than the Greek Orthodox Patriarchate of Jerusalem.
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Greek Orthodox Church of the Annunciation


In 1750, they built a new church to the south side of the subterranean chamber, adding a wooden iconostasis (a screen decorated with icons) in 1767. The church continues to be run by the Arab Orthodox local council in Nazareth today. The church is located approximately from the Basilica of the Annunciation and from Mary's Well, which sits alongside the road leading to Saffuriyya. The underground chapel from the medieval era containing the spring is accessed from within the present church by descending seven steps. Measuring 10 meters long,
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Annunciation Greek Orthodox Church, Rostov-on-Don


E.G. Cherepakhin. The temple was built in the Neoclassicist style. Above the main entrance with the portico towered a twenty-meter high bunk belfry. In the church operated a library with books in the Greek language. In 1913-1914, the rector of the church was priest Parisis Sava. In the 1930s the church was closed. During the German occupation of Rostov it was reopened. On November 6, 1942 near the Church of the Annunciation there was held a parade of Romanian troops dedicated to the birthday of the Romanian
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Annunciation Greek Orthodox Cathedral (Houston)


each Sunday morning, preceded by Orthros or Matins (morning prayers) and followed by a fellowship coffee hour, with Sunday Church School following the first Liturgy. The parish operates a Language & Cultural School which provides Greek language and cultural education for all ages every weekday afternoon and evening. Annunciation Cathedral hosts a variety of ministries. These include the Ladies Philoptochos Society; the Cathedral Choir; GOYA (Greek Orthodox Youth of America); FAITH, HOPE and JOY groups (for young children); PAREA (young adults);
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Religion in Atlanta


D. Gregory. Also located in the metropolitan area are several Eastern Catholic parishes which fall in the jurisdiction of Eastern Catholic eparchies for the Melkite, Maronite, Syro-Malabar, and Byzantine Catholics. The city hosts the Greek Orthodox Annunciation Cathedral, the see of the Metropolis of Atlanta and its bishop, Alexios. Other Orthodox Christian jurisdictions represented by parishes in the Atlanta area include the Antiochian Orthodox Church, the Russian Orthodox Church, the Romanian Orthodox Church, the Ukrainian Orthodox Church, the Serbian Orthodox Church and the Orthodox Church in
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Redfern, New South Wales


. St Vincent de Paul Catholic Church is on Redfern Street. St Saviour's Anglican Church (which is also known as one1seven church) is on Young Street. St George Antioch Orthodox Church is on the corner of Walker Street and Cooper Street. The Greek Orthodox Church in Cleveland Street is called the Cathedral of the Annunciation of Our Lady, formerly St Paul's Church of England built in 1848 and designed by Edmund Blacket. The St Andrew's Greek Orthodox Theological College sits beside it. Hillsong Church's city campus is at
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Savas (Zembillas)


Holy Cross Greek Orthodox School of Theology in Brookline, Massachusetts (1984, M.Div. with highest honors). He continued his studies at Oxford University, England, under the supervision of then Bishop Kallistos Ware. He served as parish priest of the Greek Orthodox Church of the Annunciation in Kalamazoo, Michigan (1995-1997), and was subsequently assigned (now with the honorary title of archimandrite) to pastor the Greek Orthodox Church of St. Demetrios in Merrick, New York (1997-1999). Prior to his election
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Exarchate of the Philippines


chapels in the country. Around the beginning of the seventeenth century, Greek sailors settled in Manila and Legazpi. In 1989, Adamopoulos saw the need to establish the first Greek Orthodox church in the Philippines and thus established the Hellenic Orthodox Foundation, Inc., but he died in 1993 before the church was completed. The Annunciation Orthodox Cathedral in Sucat, Parañaque City, Metro Manila, was finished in 1996. Constructed in true Byzantine style and with interior furnishings imported from Greece, it serves hundreds of Filipino Orthodox and Orthodox expatriates in
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Annunciation Greek Orthodox Church


he received a commission for a church for the Milwaukee Hellenic Community, Wright consulted his wife, who was brought up in the Greek Orthodox faith, about the predominant symbols of the church. "The cross and the dome," was her reply." These two architectural forms dominate the design. The floor plan itself is a Greek cross. Wide arches support the upper level, or balcony. The roof dome sits atop an inverted dome, or bowl. Through simplification and abstraction of the forms, Wright succeeded in artfully
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Basilica of the Annunciation


among the most sacred places in the Christian world. The church was established at the site where, according to one tradition, the Annunciation took place. Another tradition, based on the apocryphal Protoevangelium of James, holds that this event commenced while Mary was drawing water from a local spring in Nazareth, and the Greek Orthodox Church of the Annunciation was erected at that alternate site. The current Roman Catholic church is a two-story building constructed in 1969 over the site of an earlier Byzantine-era and then Crusader-era
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Greek Orthodox Metropolis of Boston


The Greek Orthodox Metropolis of Boston (formerly the Greek Orthodox Diocese of Boston) is an ecclesiastical territory or metropolis of the Greek Orthodox Church in the New England region of the United States. It is led by a metropolitan bishop and is part of the Archdiocese of America which itself is under the control of the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople. On December 20, 2002, the territory was elevated from diocese to metropolis status, although its leader had been elevated to the role of metropolitan six years earlier in November 1997. The Annunciation
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Eastern Orthodoxy in the Republic of Ireland


Russian Orthodox Church of Ireland opened two more congregations: in Athlone in Connaught province and Drogheda in Leinster province. It also offers monthly liturgies for members in Waterford, Cork and Galway. In 1981, the Greek Orthodox parish of Our Lady of the Annunciation was established in the former St Mary's Church, Dublin 1, which had been given over by the Church of Ireland. On 24 May of that year, the Greek Orthodox archbishop of Great Britain and Ireland consecrated and elevated the building to the status of a cathedral.
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Greek Orthodox Church of the Annunciation, Manchester


Annunciation was laid in 1860 and the building was finally completed a year later in with a classical basilica. The icons on the iconostasis were painted by Theodoros Vryzakis, a key figure in Greek academic art of the 19th century whose work is also exhibited in the National Art Gallery – Alexandros Soutzos Museum in Athens, Greece. The Pevsner Architectural Guide for Lancashire describes the carving in the church as “uncommonly well done” and the main building as: The church was initially built with a domed ceiling and a mural depicting Christ Pantocrator
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Mary's Well


to relax and exchange news. At another area not too far off, which tapped into the same water source, shepherds and others with domesticated animals would bring their herds to drink. The Greek Orthodox Church of the Annunciation, located a little further up the hill from the current site of Mary's Well, is a Byzantine era church built over the spring in the 3rd century, based on the belief that the Annunciation took place at the site. The Catholic Church believes the Annunciation to have taken place less than 0.5 km
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Greek Orthodox Church of the Annunciation


water. Then a voice spoke to her: 'Greetings, you who have received grace. The Lord is with you, you blessed among women.'" The text continues to state that having looked around and seen no one, Mary returned home, placed the jar of water aside, and began to spin, whereupon the angel appeared before her to continue to inform of her appointed role. There are 18 churches of the Annunciation in Nazareth. The Catholic Basilica of the Annunciation is located over the cave that is believed
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Ethnic groups in Baltimore


This makes the Germans the largest European population in the city. The first Greeks in Baltimore were nine young boys who arrived as refugees of the Chios Massacre, the slaughter of tens of thousands of Greeks on the island of Chios at the hands of the Ottomans during the Greek War of Independence. However, Greek immigration to Baltimore did not begin in significant numbers until the 1890s. Early Greek settlers established the Greek Orthodox Church "Evangelismos" in 1906 and the Greek Orthodox Cathedral of the Annunciation in 1909. By the 1920s,
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Annunciation Greek Orthodox Church, Rostov-on-Don


King Michael I. The event was attended by German officers. The parade ended with a solemn liturgy in the Church of the Annunciation. In 1959 the church was closed again. The building was handed over to School No. 7. The building housed gym and production workshops. In 1964 the church was demolished, and the Puppet Theatre was built on its foundations. Yet the old church walls were partially preserved. After the fall of the Soviet Union there was a discussion in Rostov about the possibility of restoration of the Church of
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Greek Orthodox Church of the Annunciation, Manchester


onwards. The church building was first listed by Historic England on and under the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 as amended for its special architectural or historic interest. An annexe was built to accommodate a school and serves as a church hall for other events. The church is part of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of Thyateira and Great Britain of the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople. the Manchester community is served by The Reverend Presbyter Demetrios Kontelides, who succeeded the Archimandrite Nicolaos Sergakis. Several priests (παπάς) have served
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Christianity in Houston


September 2018. As of 2011 Eastern Orthodox churches in Houston are having growing memberships. Immigrants from Eastern Europe, the Middle East, and other countries have added to Houston's Orthodox population. As of 2011 in the entire State of Texas there were 32,000 people who actively attend Orthodox churches. In 2013 Father John Whiteford, the pastor of St. Jonah Orthodox Church near Spring, stated that there were about 6,000-9,000 Eastern Orthodox Christians in Houston. As of 2013, the largest Orthodox congregations are Annunciation Cathedral Greek and St. George
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History of the Greeks in Baltimore


English. The first Greeks in Baltimore were nine young boys who arrived as refugees of the Chios Massacre, the slaughter of tens of thousands of Greeks on the island of Chios at the hands of the Ottomans during the Greek War of Independence. Immigrants from Greece first started to settle in Baltimore in large numbers during the 1890s. Early Greek settlers established the Greek Orthodox Church “Evangelismos” in 1906 and the Greek Orthodox Cathedral of the Annunciation in 1909. By the 1920s, a vibrant yet small Greek community had been firmly established
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Greek Bahamians


Greek cuisine; at one time, nearly all of the restaurants in downtown Nassau, as well as the airport catering service, were owned by Greeks. The Greek Orthodox Church of the Annunciation, on West Street in Nassau, was built in 1932; it is noted as an example of historic architecture in the Caribbean islands. It consists of a small wood-frame octagonal Byzantine tower, topped by a groined dome. The community holds festivals on various dates of significance in Greek politics and the Greek Orthodox religion, including Easter
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Greek Orthodox Church of the Annunciation


is venerated by the local people, it is from this spring that, "it is said that the Boy Jesus ... often used to draw water." In the 14th century writings of the Western traveller, James of Verona, the church is mentioned as being "two bow-shots away" from the (Catholic) Church of the Annunciation. James writes, "This was a decorous and beautiful chapel, but now is partly destroyed," and tells of drinking from the water of "a small clear spring"
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Museum of Vancouver


officially dedicated on May 20, 1967 and the ceremony was attended by Her Royal Highness Princess Alexandra, who was the granddaughter of Queen Mary and King George V and also a cousin of Queen Elizabeth II. The building design appears to be heavily influenced by the work of architect Frank Lloyd Wright and it bears a striking resemblance to the Annunciation Greek Orthodox Church in Wauwatosa, Wisconsin, United States which was designed by Wright in 1956 and completed in 1961. The building is considered iconic by Vancouverites and is one of the most immediately
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Gabriel Naddaf


a priest in the Church of the Annunciation in Nazareth, and as a priest of the Greek Orthodox monastery in Nazareth, which belongs to the Greek Orthodox Patriarchate of Jerusalem, and is the Christian denomination with the largest affiliation in Israel. He served as a spokesman for the Patriarchate and as a judge in the religious courts of the church. In 2005, he became known to the general public for the first time, when he and another priest, Fr. Romanos Radwan, petitioned an Israeli court to prevent the overthrow of
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St. Demetrios Greek Orthodox Church (Seattle)


Saint Demetrios Greek Orthodox Church is a church in Seattle, Washington. It is part of the Greek Orthodox metropolis or diocese of San Francisco, within the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America. It is Seattle's oldest Greek Orthodox congregation. The present St. Demetrios Church in the Montlake neighborhood (completed in 1962) was designed by Paul Thiry, one of the principal architects of the Century 21 Exposition Seattle's World's Fair that same year and of the Museum of History and Industry (MOHAI), formally in Montlake. The church
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Orthodox Churches of Rostov-on-Don


the twenty-meter two-story bell-tower. At the temple the library with books operated on Greek. In the 1930th years the temple was closed and adapted for the children's technical station. During the German occupation of Rostov the temple was reopened. On November 6, 1942 near the Annunciation Church took place the review parade of the Romanian troops devoted to birthday of the Romanian king Mihai I. In this action participated German officers. The parade came to the end with a solemn church service in Annunciation Church. In
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Greek Orthodox Metropolis of Chicago


The Metropolis of Chicago is an ecclesiastical territory, a "metropolis", large diocese, of the Greek Orthodox Church in the North-Central Midwest, United States, with its see city of Chicago. It is part of the Archdiocese of America and is led by a metropolitan who serves as the priest of the mother church, Annunciation Cathedral in the City of Chicago. On February 7, 2018, the Holy Synod of the Ecumenical Patriarchate unanimously elected Nathanael Symeonides as the Metropolitan of Chicago, succeeding His Eminence Metropolitan Iakovos of
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Annunciation Greek Orthodox Church, Rostov-on-Don


took place on 22 September 2007. In 2012, next to the constructing temple there was built a small temporary church where services would be held before the end of construction works. The Rostov museum of local history still possesses a memorial board of the first church that says "there was laid a stone in the name of the Annunciation Church" in August 1907. This board was planned to be given to the new church after its opening. The main construction works were finished in October 2014. Since January 2015 the church has
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Heins & LaFarge


(1893–94), now Annunciation Greek Orthodox Church, at West End Avenue and West 91st Street on the Upper West Side, a tribute to their joint master. The rusticated masonry façade with a sparing use of Venetian Gothic and Richardsonian Romanesque details and the square corner bell tower with a crenellated parapet embellished with gargoyle gutter-spouts reveal Richardson's training. The fine stained glass may be from Tiffany studios, or may be by John La Farge, the architect's father, which would make them even rarer. An exercise in
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Cathedral of the Annunciation of Our Lady


that settled in NSW following the Second World War. Establishing churches and maintaining the orthodox faith has always been a significant aspect of the Greek-Australian experience and, since the conversion and re-consecration of the church to the Orthodox faith in 1970, the cathedral has become a centre for worship and the continuity and celebration of Greek customs, traditions and language. The former Anglican church also has a significant association with Reverend Francis Bertie Boyce, who resided over the parish from 1886 until his retirement in 1930. A notable and
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Thomas Carroll (Greek Orthodox priest)


master's degree in Theology from the Pontifical University, Maynooth. Thomas Carroll grew up in Co. Tipperary, to a Catholic family, with a strong military tradition, he served in the Irish Armed Forces as part of the UN Mission in Cyprus in the 1960s. He took early retirement in 1996 going on to study Theology and becoming a Greek Orthodox priest. Since 2007 Fr Carroll has been responsible for the Church of the Annunciation in Arbour Hill in Dublin. Fr. Carroll represents the Greek Orthodox community at Irish state events such
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to the Orthodox faith in 1970, the cathedral has become a cultural centre for worship, education and the continuity of Greek customs, traditions and language in Australia. The place has a strong or special association with a person, or group of persons, of importance of cultural or natural history of New South Wales's history. The Cathedral of the Annunciation of Our Lady has state heritage significance for its association with the migrant communities that settled in Australia following the Second World War. Establishing churches and maintaining the orthodox faith has always
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Greek Orthodox Church of the Holy Trinity


The Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church is located at 28 Race St., Charleston, South Carolina. The church was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2004. The first Greek Orthodox church in South Carolina was built in 1911 at Fishburne and St. Phillip Sts. Construction of the present church was begun in 1950 and completed in 1953. Harold Tatum, a Penn educated Presbyterian, was selected as the church architect. Tatum designed the church in traditional Byzantine style as per the direction of Archbishop Michael of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese
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of their customs, traditions and language, the cathedral was an important support structure for the new communities settling and integrating into the Australian community. With the congregation swelling and the Cathedral of St Sophia's reaching its capacity, the proposal to purchase St Paul's Church in Redfern afforded the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese an opportunity to encapsulate a cathedral and the necessary institutional facilities all on the one site. By 1970, the church had been converted and re-consecrated as the Greek Orthodox cathedral. St Sophia's has since become a parish
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Cathedral of the Annunciation of Our Lady


in Australia and provides service for the most significant events within the church. As the Greek Orthodox cathedral in Australia, this site has particular significance for those follow the Greek Orthodox faith. The place has potential to yield information that will contribute to an understanding of the cultural or natural history of New South Wales. Expansion of the adjacent railway facilities saw the resumption of acres of church land in 1911 - leading to the demolition of the school (1854) and rectory (1864). Further archaeological exploration of this site may reveal
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Mission Hill, Boston


,' a 229-unit residential complex, developed by Weston Associates, Inc. The Hall was the club headquarters for the St. Alphonsus Association founded in 1900. It was the preeminent social and athletic Catholic men's organization for nearly 50 years and its 1000-seat theatre held many community, political, and theatrical events. Another example of high religious architecture is the Byzantine-style Annunciation Greek Orthodox Cathedral at 514 Parker Street at the eastern edge of the neighborhood. Referred to as the "mother church" of the Greek Orthodox Church in New England
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Saint Nicholas Greek Orthodox Cathedral (Pittsburgh)


Saint Nicholas Greek Orthodox Cathedral located at 419 South Dithridge Street in the Oakland neighborhood of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, was designed by architect Thomas Hannah and built in 1904. The First Congregational Church built the structure and used it until 1921, but it has been a Greek Orthodox Church since 1923. Currently, it is part of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America, and seat of the Greek Orthodox Metropolis of Pittsburgh. This Classical Revival style church building was added to the List of Pittsburgh History and Landmarks Foundation Historic Landmarks in 1982.
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Salford


. The sixteen churches in the deanery include the Parish Church of Saint Paul the Apostle in Paddington, St. Thomas' in Pendleton, St Philip with St Stephen in Salford and St Clement's in Ordsall. The Greek Orthodox Church of the Annunciation, Manchester was founded in 1861, in Broughton. It was established by the local Greek immigrant community, who had arrived in the area soon after the Greek War of Independence in the early 19th century. It replaced an earlier place of worship on Cheetham Hill Road, and an earlier
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Columbus, Ohio


Christ, the Greek Orthodox Church's Annunciation Cathedral, North Columbus Friends Meeting (Quaker), The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Columbus Ohio Temple, Russian Baptist Church of Columbus (in Dublin, OH), the Ahlul Bayt Islamic Center, the Muslim Noor Islamic Cultural Center, Beth Jacob Synagogue (Orthodox Jewish) and the Reform Jewish Temple Israel, the oldest synagogue in Columbus, Life Church at Easton in NE Columbus and The First Baptist Church of Columbus, Ohio, one of the oldest baptist churches
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Greek Orthodox Church of the Annunciation, Manchester


in 1860. From the 1950s to 1970s the community grew further as more Greek-Cypriots emigrated to Manchester from Cyprus, some in response to the Turkish invasion of Cyprus and ongoing Cyprus dispute. there were an estimated 2,500 Greeks in Manchester, part of a total of 34,000 Greek nationals living in the UK recorded by the United Kingdom Census 2011 and the Office for National Statistics (ONS). Around 150 to 200 people attend Sunday services at the church in Broughton. The church celebrated its 150th anniversary on Sunday with a sermon
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Greek Orthodox Church, Joubert Park


The Greek Orthodox church in Joubert Park, Johannesburg, is a historical Greek Orthodox Church designed by architect Hermann Kallenbach, and built in 1912. The building is also known as the Cathedral of Saints Constantine and Helen. It is a SAHRA protected site. The white walled church was designed by Hermann Kallenbach who was a close friend and admirer of Mahatma Gandhi. (Kallenbach lived in the same house and donated a farm to Gandhi). The church was required by the growing population of Greeks who had moved to Yeoville and Berea
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Greek Orthodox Church of the Annunciation


known as Mary's Well. Today's Mary's Well is a non-functioning reconstruction of the original that was built for Nazareth's Millennium celebrations in 2000. A first church might have been built in the Late Roman period during the rule of Constantine I, at the only spring that provided the village with water. A church located above a spring in Nazareth is mentioned in the writings of Arculf, a monk from Gaul, in 670. Abbot Daniel, the Russian Orthodox Christian priest who travelled in the Holy Land,
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Ethnographic Museum of Cyprus


1426 when Barsbay, the Mamluk sultan of Egypt, subjugated the island. The monastery then past to the hands of the Greek Orthodox Church. The Greek church renovated the monastic buildings in series of campaigns in the 15th and 16th centuries, a notable addition being a richly decorated arch with chevron mouldings. Above the inner Gothic-style door is a 16th-century fresco of the Annunciation which bears the end of a Greek inscription. This was uncovered in 1950 and the fresco was conserved in 1995 by the Society and the Department
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Greek Independence Day


Celebration of the start of the Greek Independence revolution is a national holiday in Greece, Cyprus as well as in the Greek diaspora commemorating the Greek War of Independence against the Ottoman Empire, and the formation of an independent Greek state. The day is celebrated on the 25th of March and coincides with the Greek Orthodox Church’s celebration of the Annunciation to the Theotokos. On March 25th schools in Greece and Cyprus close along with many businesses. A common feature of Greek Independence day within Greece and Cyprus, are local school parades in
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St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church


The St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church (officially the St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church and National Shrine) is a church under construction as part of the World Trade Center in Manhattan, New York City. The church is being developed by the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, and was designed by Spanish architect Santiago Calatrava. Originally scheduled to be completed in 2017, the church's construction was later stalled. The church is located in Liberty Park, overlooking the National September 11 Memorial & Museum. Its dome is inspired by
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Greek Orthodox Church of the Annunciation, Manchester


Many of the first immigrants were traders of mastic who fled Turkish oppression during the Greek War of Independence. In April the community passed a vote for the creation of a Greek centre of worship in Manchester. From 1843 to 1860 improvised churches were used for worship, including sites on Waterloo Road in the Strangeways area, a venue on Cheetham Hill Road and a chapel on Wellington Street. The growing Greek and Cypriot community in Manchester meant that a more permanent residence was required and a site in Broughton was acquired where building work started
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Eastern Orthodox church architecture


represents a major part of the history of Byzantine architecture and Russian architecture. More detailed information is presented in those articles. Unlike Western Christian architecture with its tendencies of modernity (see, e.g., Liverpool Metropolitan Cathedral or Notre Dame du Haut), Orthodox architectural style remains largely conservative and traditional. One notable and architecturally important exception is Frank Lloyd Wright's design of Annunciation Greek Orthodox Church in Wauwatosa, Wisconsin, in the United States. The Archdiocesan Cathedral of the Holy Trinity on New York City's Upper East Side is the
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Kosta Karageorge


Kosta Karageorge (July 10, 1992 – November 30, 2014) was an American football player and collegiate wrestler. He died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound at the age of 22 on November 30, 2014. Born on July 10, 1992 in Columbus, Ohio, Kostadinos "Kosta" Alexander Karageorge was noted by his parents as being a very big infant. He grew up in the Greek Orthodox tradition in The Annunciation Greek Orthodox Cathedral church. He grew up to become known for his size and strength on the
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Justin Popović


to the Orthodox theology" and he himself as "the secret conscience of the Serbian Church and the entire martyr's Orthodox religion" (according to John N. Karmiris, the Greek academician).His example has been invoked by the Church of Greece (in the strict sense)'s Synod banning prayers with members of other Christian denominations. Fr. Justin died the day after his birthday, April 7, 1979, on the feast of the Feast of the Annunciation (March 25 by the Gregorian Calendar). Let us honor with splendor the
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Gerasimos Contomichalos


, repairs and expansion works at the Greek-Orthodox Church of the Annunciation in Khartoum were started thanks to a large donation by Contomichalos. One year later he was one of the founders of the Greek Community in Wad Madani, since his company was in possession of a large area used for corn cultivation there. Also in 1919, Contomichalos and another Greek businessman, John Cutsuridis, initiated the establishing of the Greek Community in El-Obeid. In 1924, the Greek primary school in Khartoum was re-opened in a new
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Greek Orthodox Church of the Annunciation


describes a church located at this site between 1106-1108 as follows:"Then we left this town and went a little way to the north east where we found a wonderful well which was deep and very cold, and to reach the water you must go deep down on a stairway. And above this well there is a church dedicated to the Archangel Gabriel, and it is round." John Phocas, a Greek monk, writes after his 1185 pilgrimage that in approaching Nazareth from the direction of Saffuriyya, "As soon as you
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Mary's Well


Mary’s Well (, "ʿAin il- ʿadhrāʾ" or "The spring of the Virgin Mary") is reputed to be located at the site where, according to the Catholic tradition, Angel Gabriel appeared to Mary, mother of Jesus and announced that she would bear the Son of God – an event known as the Annunciation. Found just below the Greek Orthodox Church of the Annunciation in modern-day Nazareth, the well was positioned over an underground spring that served for centuries as a local watering hole for the Palestinian villagers
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Greek Orthodox Church of the Virgin Mary Eleousa


of the Eastern Orthodox Church. An independent congregational group was established in the early nineteenth century in St. James' Church, Standard Hill and were soon large enough to look for their own premises. The foundation was laid in June 1882 and Park Hill Congregational Church opened for worship in June 1883. The architects were James Tait and John Langham of Leicester. In 1972 the congregation joined the United Reformed Church but by 1979 the church was closed. The building was then acquired by the Greek Orthodox Church. The Church is dedicated to
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cathedral was important as a place to meet, maintain the orthodox faith and continue the Greek customs, traditions and language. Churches have always been a significant aspect of the Greek-Australian experience and, with the settlement of a new population after the war, the cathedral became the focal point for the social, cultural, education and philanthropic life in the community. This social significance continues as the generations of migrant-descendants learn and celebrate their Greek identity. Today, the cathedral is internationally recognised as the seat of Greek Orthodoxy
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Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church (Sioux City, Iowa)


Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church is located in Sioux City, Iowa, United States. Designed by architect William L. Steele, the church building has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since 1998. Before the founding of Holy Trinity Church in 1918, Greek Orthodox Christians had to travel to Omaha, Nebraska to attend services. Paikos K. Pappaphilipopoulos, who would Americanize his name to Peter Nelson, led the organization of a church. Their initial meeting was held at a Knights of Columbus Hall. In 1920 they purchased property
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Church of St Nicholas, Valletta


of St. Nicholas was originally built in 1569 as a Byzantine Rite parish church for the Greek Orthodox Church. The Greek Catholic Church came into existence following the Union of Brest in 1595–96. In 1639, the parish priest Papas Giovanni Metaxi decided to separate from the Orthodox church and join the Greek Catholic Church, and he conceded the church to the Confraternity of the Souls in Purgatory. The church building was completely reconstructed to designs of the Baroque architect Francesco Buonamici in 1652. Relations between the parish and the Confraternity are regulated by a
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Memphis, Tennessee


Park United Methodist Church, Christ United Methodist Church, Idlewild Presbyterian Church (PCUSA), the Pentecostal Church (UPCI), First Baptist Broad, Temple of Deliverance, Calvary Episcopal Church, the Church of the River (First Unitarian Church of Memphis), and Annunciation Greek Orthodox Church. Memphis is home to two cathedrals. The Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception is the seat of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Memphis, and St. Mary's Episcopal Cathedral is the seat of the Episcopal Diocese of West Tennessee. Memphis is home to
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Dormition Cathedral, Khabarovsk


The Dormition Cathedral of Khabarovsk (, "Grado-Khabarovsky Uspensky sobor") is a Russian Orthodox cathedral. It is one of the largest churches in the Russian Far East, and was built in 2000-02 to a design by Yuri Podlesny, a local architect. The five-domed church stands about 60 meters tall. Its design harks back to Konstantin Thon's design for the Annunciation Church in Saint Petersburg. The church contains a 19th-century copy of the Abazino icon of the Theotokos from a previous church on
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Beit Jala


school has developed an environmental education program and operates the only bird-ringing station in the Palestinian sector. The school also runs a guesthouse. The Beit Jala skyline is dominated by several churches, among them the Church of the Virgin Mary, the Church of St. Michael, and the Church of Saint Nicholas. According to tradition, St. Nicholas spent four years in a cave where the Church is built upon it. These three churches belong to the Greek Orthodox Church. The Latin Church of Annunciation is the Catholic church built in
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church. Today, the cathedral is internationally recognised as the seat of Greek Orthodoxy in Australia. It is home to the Greek Orthodox Archbishop and provides service for the most significant events within the church. Positioned on a visually prominent site, the cathedral was built in the Colonial Decorated Gothic style. A sandstone construction with slate covered timber roof, the building also consists of a square tower surmounted by an octagonal turret, with a nave, two wide aisles, chancel, two vestries and two porches. It has been noted that
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Georgian graffiti of Nazareth


the Greek, Syriac, Latin and Armenian letters, on plaster in the remains of an ancient shrine discovered under the mosaic pavements of a ruined Byzantine church and dated by Joan E. Taylor to the period between 340 and 427. The Georgian finds were studied and published by the Georgian historian and linguist Zaza Aleksidze. All these artifacts are preserved at the Franciscan Museum near the Greek Orthodox Church of the Annunciation. Together with the Georgian Bir el Qutt inscriptions found in Judaean Desert, the Nazareth graffiti are the oldest extant Georgian inscriptions.
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Cathedral of the Annunciation of Our Lady


been a significant aspect of the Greek-Australian experience and with the settlement of a new population after the war, the formation of a cathedral for Greek Orthodoxy was of fundamental importance. The cathedral became the focal point of cultural, education and philanthropic life in the community and was essential for the ongoing practice and celebration of their customs, traditions and language. The building also has a significant association with the acclaimed colonial architect Edmund Blacket. Blacket was the diocesan architect for the Church of England and was awarded three important commissions in
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Eastern Orthodoxy in Norway


as a chapel in Bygstad and St. George's chapel at Neiden. In addition there is a small skete dedicated to St. Tryphon of Pechenga, home to two monks. The Greek Community The primarily Greek congregation of the Annunciation of the Theotokos was founded in 1965 with main purpose of serving the Greek-speaking Orthodox community in Norway. This church sorts under Metropolitan Pavlos (Menevissoglou) of Sweden and all of Scandinavia, and is based in Stockholm. The congregation celebrates the Divine Liturgy approximately once a month through the services of Archimandrite
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Greek-American A.C.


Greek-American was a semi-professional soccer club from San Francisco, California that played in the San Francisco Soccer Football League. They are the most successful team in league's history with 16 titles to their credit The team was founded in 1949 by brothers Jim and John Rally. Under the auspices of the Greek Orthodox Church of Annunciation, it was at that time entered in the Alliance(Reserve) Division of the SFSFL under the name 'Pan-Hellenes', for two disappointing seasons with a record of five wins and twenty
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Annunciation Greek Orthodox Cathedral (Atlanta)


the church started to grow, the church relocated a couple of times. Former locations include: A Presbyterian Church (1906–1928) and a former Jewish Temple (1928–1967). Since 1968, the cathedral has been located at 2500 Clairmont Road. The current building is a giant domed cathedral with a large community center adjacent to the church, which was dedicated in 2002. The church was built in a typical Byzantine style. The shape of the church is round, with a giant domed roof. Inside the church, glittering mosaics
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Greek Australians


There are also smaller numbers of people who stated Islam, Buddhism and Judaism as their religions. Of the Christians, 94.88% are Greek Orthodox, 2.5% are Catholic, 0.86% are Anglican and 0.55% are Jehovah's Witnesses. The largest religious body of Greek Orthodox Australians is the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of Australia, with its headquarters at the Cathedral of The Annunciation of Our Lady in the inner Sydney suburb of Redfern. In 2016, the Greek language was spoken at home by 237,588 Australian residents, a 5.8% decrease
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Greek Orthodox Church of Alexandria


"Pentarchy". The seat of the Patriarchate is the Cathedral of the Annunciation, also known as the Cathedral of Evangelismos, in Alexandria. The history of the Patriarchate of Alexandria includes some of the greatest and most renowned fathers of the Church, especially the histories of Athanasius and Cyril, who were Patriarchs of Alexandria at the ecumenical councils of Nicaea and Ephesus respectively. In the schism that was created by the political and Christological controversies at the Council of Chalcedon in 451, the Church of Alexandria split in two. The majority
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Greek New Zealanders


church was built in Wellington, the all important sacraments of baptism and marriage could only be performed when a priest visited from Australia. In 1970, New Zealand became a separate diocese with its own archbishop. The distinctive Byzantine-syle domed Greek Orthodox Church - The Annunciation of the Virgin Mary on Hania Street (formerly Lloyd Street) in Mount Victoria, Wellington was consecrated in 1970 by Metropolitan Dionysios Psiachas (dec), the first Archbishop of the Holy Metropolis of New Zealand. The current Metropolitan of New Zealand, Bishop Erithron
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Greek Orthodox Church of the Annunciation


enter the first gate of this large village, you will find a church of the Archangel Gabriel, and there is to be seen a little grotto on the left side of the altar in this church, in which a fountain wells up, pouring forth a transparent stream." Burchard of Mount Sion, the German Dominican who travelled extensively in the Middle East, also describes the spring inside the church during his visit to Nazareth in 1283, two decades after Nazareth's conquest by the Mamluk sultan Baybars. He notes that it
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