Macedonian Orthodox Cathedral Of The Dormition Of The Virgin Mary, Sydenham
The Macedonian Orthodox Cathedral of the Dormition of the Virgin Mary (Macedonian: Македонска Православна Катедрална Црква „Успение на Пресвета Богородица“, Makedonska Pravoslavna Katedralna Crkva "Uspenie na Presveta Bogorodica) is a Macedonian Orthodox cathedral church located in Sydenham, a suburb of northwestern Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
History
In 1994 the local Macedonian community began efforts to establish a church in the western suburbs of Melbourne. The initiative was approved by the Macedonian Holy Synod in February 1995.
The church was built on Sydenham Road in Sydenham. Metropolitan Petar consecrated the church in October 1996.
In April 2016, the church hall and shed were burned down in a fire considered suspicious by local authorities.
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Church carpark -
Church (left side) -
View of Church -
Church (right side) -
Cross above main entrance
See also
References
- ^ Najdovski, Chris Ico (October 1997). Contested Identity: Macedonians in Contemporary Australia (PDF) (Masters). Victoria University. p. 89. Retrieved 10 January 2021.
- ^ "MOC Nativity of the Virgin Mary Mother of God – Cathedral Church, Sydenham | Австралиско-новозеландска Епархија". Retrieved 27 October 2021.
- ^ "Fire destroys Sydenham church buildings". Star Weekly. 19 April 2016. Retrieved 22 January 2021.
- ^ "Melbourne Orthodox church blaze suspicious". SBS. 19 May 2016. Retrieved 22 January 2021.
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