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.[1][2]
| Macedonian Orthodox Cathedral of the Dormition of the Virgin Mary | |
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Македонска Православна Катедрална Црква „Успение на Пресвета Богородица“ Makedonska Pravoslavna Katedralna Crkva "Uspenie na Presveta Bogorodica" | |
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  Macedonian Orthodox Cathedral of the Dormition of the Virgin Mary Location in greater metropolitan Melbourne | |
| 37°42′16″S 144°46′32″E / 37.70450°S 144.77558°E | |
| Location | 340 Sydenham Rd, Sydenham 3037, Melbourne, Victoria |
| Country | Australia |
| Denomination | Macedonian Orthodox |
| Website | St. Mary's Holy Mother of God Church |
| History | |
| Status | Church |
| Dedication | St. Mary (Dormition of the Mother of God) |
| Consecrated | 1996 |
| Architecture | |
| Functional status | Active |
| Architectural type | Church |
| Administration | |
| Diocese | Macedonian Orthodox Diocese of Australia - Sydney |
| Clergy | |
| Priest(s) | Reverend Father Eftim Betinski |
History
editIn 1994 the local Macedonian community began efforts to establish a church in the western suburbs of Melbourne.[1] The initiative was approved by the Macedonian Holy Synod in February 1995.[1]
The church was built on Sydenham Road in Sydenham.[1] Metropolitan Petar consecrated the church in October 1996.[1]
In April 2016, the church hall and shed were burned down in a fire considered suspicious by local authorities.[3][4]
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Church carpark -
Church (left side) -
View of Church -
Church (right side) -
Cross above main entrance
See also
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References
edit- ^ a b c d e 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.