St. Prophet Ilija Macedonian Orthodox Church, Footscray
The St. Prophet Ilija Macedonian Orthodox Church (Macedonian: Македонска Православна Црква „Свети Пророк Илија“, Makedonska Pravoslavna Crkva „Sveti Prorok Ilija“) is a Macedonian Orthodox church serving the inner western Melbourne suburb of Footscray, Victoria, Australia.[1][2] The church borders Footscray and is itself located on the outskirts of Seddon, a inner western Melburnian suburb.[3] Built as a Methodist Church, it was transformed into a Macedonian Orthodox Church in the mid 1970s.[3]
| St. Prophet Ilija Macedonian Orthodox Church | |
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Македонска Православна Црква „Свети Пророк Илија“ Makedonska Pravoslavna Crkva „Sveti Prorok Ilija“ | |
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  St. Prophet Ilija Macedonian Orthodox Church Location in greater metropolitan Melbourne | |
| 37°48′17″S 144°53′33″E / 37.80466°S 144.89238°E | |
| Location | 83–85 Victoria Street, Seddon 3011, Melbourne, Victoria |
| Country | Australia |
| Denomination | Macedonian Orthodox |
| Website | St. Prophet Ilija Church |
| History | |
| Status | Church |
| Dedication | St. Elijah |
| Consecrated | 26 December 1974 |
| Architecture | |
| Functional status | Active |
| Architectural type | Church |
| Completed | 1935 |
| Administration | |
| Diocese | Macedonian Orthodox Diocese of Australia and New Zealand |
| Clergy | |
| Priest(s) | Reverend Father Ljupčo Karevski |
History
editSt. Ilija became the second church established by the Macedonian community in Melbourne.[1] It is in Melbourne's inner-western suburbs[3] on Victoria Street in the suburb of Seddon in a former Methodist Church purchased in 1974 and renamed St. Prophet Elijah.[3] The church consecration took place on 26 December 1974.[1]
In 1984 the church bought a 40-acre property in Rocklyn to host large annual Macedonian community picnics.[4] Part of the Rocklyn property is also the site of the new St. Naum of Ohrid Monastery built in the early 2010s.[4]
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Church entrance -
Church hall -
Church owned house where Macedonian is taught -
Streetscape showing all three buildings
See also
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References
edit- ^ a b c Najdovski, Chris Ico (October 1997). Contested Identity: Macedonians in Contemporary Australia (PDF) (Masters). Victoria University. p. 86. Retrieved 10 January 2021.
- ^ "MOC Saint Prophet Elias – Footscray | Австралиско-новозеландска Епархија". Retrieved 27 October 2021.
- ^ a b c d Anastasovski 2011, p. 49.
- ^ a b Anastasovski, Nick (2011). "The arrival and settlement of Macedonians in the inner Western suburbs of Melbourne" (PDF). Victorian Historical Journal. 82 (1): 47.