St. George & St. Mary Mother of God Macedonian Orthodox Church, Epping
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St. George & St. Mary Mother of God Macedonian Orthodox Church (Macedonian: Македонска Православна Црква „Св. Ѓорѓи и Пресвета Богородица“, Makedonska Pravoslavna Crkva „Sv. Ǵorǵi i Presveta Bogorodica“) is the Macedonian Orthodox church in Epping, a suburb of northern Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.[1][2][3]
| St. George & St. Mary Mother of God Macedonian Orthodox Church | |
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Македонска Православна Црква „Св. Ѓорѓи и Пресвета Богородица“ Makedonska Pravoslavna Crkva „Sv. Ǵorǵi i Presveta Bogorodica“ | |
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  St. George & St. Mary Mother of God Macedonian Orthodox Church Location in greater metropolitan Melbourne | |
| 37°39′27″S 145°01′15″E / 37.65762°S 145.02082°E | |
| Location | 512 High St, Epping 3076, Melbourne, Victoria |
| Country | Australia |
| Denomination | Macedonian Orthodox |
| Website | St. George & St. Mary Mother of God Church |
| History | |
| Status | Church |
| Founded | c. 1995 |
| Dedication | St. George, St. Mary |
| Consecrated | 1995 |
| Architecture | |
| Functional status | Active |
| Architect(s) | G. Petridis |
| Architectural type | Church |
| Administration | |
| Diocese | Macedonian Orthodox Diocese of Australia - Sydney |
| Clergy | |
| Priest(s) | Reverend Father Kliment Stankovski |
Constructed in 1995, the church is next to the Macedonian Community Centre.[1] services are conducted in Macedonian and, starting in the late 2010s, in English as well.[4]
Gallery
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Side view of church -
Front view of church -
Church entrance -
Plaque commemorating Church founding -
Plaque from first former Macedonian Church of St. George in Fitzroy commemorating its founding -
Goce Delčev statue
See also
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References
edit- ^ a b Danforth, Loring (2000). "Ecclesiastical Nationalism and the Macedonian Question in the Australian Diaspora". In Roudometof, Victor (ed.). The Macedonian Question: Culture, Historiography, Politics. East European Monographs. p. 54. ISBN 9780880334518.
- ^ Najdovski, Chris Ico (October 1997). Contested Identity: Macedonians in Contemporary Australia (PDF) (Masters). Victoria University. p. 89. Retrieved 10 January 2021.
- ^ "Црква "Свети Георгиј и Пресвета Богородица" – Епинг, Мелбурн (Викторија) – Macedonian Orthodox Diocese of Australia (Австралиско – Сиднејска Епархија)". mpcaus.org. Retrieved 29 October 2021.
- ^ Vasileva, Margarita (5 October 2018). "At the church of St. George and St. Mary in Epping, orthodox services in English". SBS. Retrieved 10 January 2021.