St. Nicholas Antiochian Orthodox Cathedral is a cathedral church of the Greek Orthodox Patriarchate of Antioch in New York City and the seat of the primate of the Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of North America.[1] First established in Lower Manhattan, it is now located in Brooklyn.
St. Nicholas Antiochian Orthodox Cathedral | |
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40°41′16″N 73°59′05″W / 40.6879°N 73.9848°W | |
Location |
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Country | United States |
Language(s) | English, Arabic |
Denomination | Eastern Orthodox |
Website | Official website |
History | |
Status | Cathedral |
Founded | 1895 |
Founder(s) | Raphael of Brooklyn |
Dedication | Saint Nicholas |
Architecture | |
Functional status | active |
Administration | |
Province | Greek Orthodox Patriarchate of Antioch and All the East |
Archdiocese | Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of North America |
Clergy | |
Archbishop | The Most Rev. Metr. Saba (Esber) |
Dean | The Very Rev. Fr. Thomas Zain |
St. Peter’s Protestant Episcopal Church | |
Built | 1870 |
NRHP reference No. | 100007102 |
Added to NRHP | 2020-11-08 |
History
editThe first chapel was established in 1895,[2] by Saint Raphael of Brooklyn at a location on Washington Street in Little Syria, Manhattan. He founded the Syrian Orthodox congregation and then moved it to Brooklyn's Pacific Street in 1902. In 1920, the congregation relocated to a building built in 1870 that was formerly an Episcopal church at 355 State Street in Boerum Hill, Brooklyn.[1]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b Newman, Andy (2015-11-05). "A Centennial Celebration for Brooklyn's Only Saint". The New York Times. Archived from the original on 2016-09-10. Retrieved 2015-11-06.
- ^ "St Raphael's Original New York Chapel". 2015-02-10.