Nicholas was the Bishop of Myra in Lycia, located in southwestern Asia Minor. Nicholas both during and after his life.ĭuring the fourth century, St. The Orthodox Church views this saint as an exceptional a protector and intercessor and this is witnessed by the great multitude of miracles attributed to St. Nicholas has been given particular veneration because of his shining example of good Christian virtue. He is also the patron saint of sailors, children, merchants, pawnbrokers, etc. He is the patron saint of numerous countries, provinces, cities, parishes, etc. Nicholas, there is little that is known for sure about him, other than that he is credited for his intercession in countless miracles and for this reason he is also called St. Nicholas of Myra has long been a favourite saint for many in both the Eastern Church and the Western Church. This webpage discusses some of the more commonly found icons in Ukrainian churches but this list of popular icons is far from exhaustive.
Of course, it is impossible for any church to have an icon of every saint. Nicholas in a kivot – Holy Spirit UkrainianĪn icon can be written for virtually any saint.
“We still have a long way to go but our doors are open, and we are looking forward to welcoming all members of the community in our church,” concluded Father Efthimios.Print Other Icons St.
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They now ask to get married and christen their children here and that’s just the most wonderful thing about our little community, the sense of belonging,” says Maria’s grandmother, Ms Maritsa Orfanou, noting that the church committee is still in the process of getting the church’s hagiographies (frescos) completed by a professional iconographer. “After all those years, it means the world to us that finally our children and grandchildren will have their own beautiful church to come to and we feel humbled by the way the younger generation has supported and embraced our efforts. This weekend, 8-month-old Maria, will be the first child to be christened at the Greek Orthodox Church of Saints Raphael, Nicholas and Irene. The first liturgy in the new church was officiated by his Grace Bishop Nikandros in late January. We would like to take this opportunity to thank him for his invaluable contribution.” “We are extremely grateful to have had Mr Paliaris, an experienced builder who volunteered his services and helped us out tremendously throughout this process. Greek Australian builder John Paliaris was also invited to assist with the construction. “I wanted to build a church worthy of our Orthodoxy,” he says. “I just couldn’t bear welcoming and greeting our parishioners in a hut with a tin roof. “This is the only church in SA that’s constructed and designed in the same way as the ones back in the homeland and we feel humbled and blessed to see our collective effort finally come to fruition,” says father Efthimios revealing that the idea of this project was born as soon as he was entrusted with the church as parish priest ten years ago. The new Greek Orthodox Church of Saints Raphael, Nicholas and Irene church in Athelstone, Adelaide The Parish of Saints Raphael, Nicholas and Irene is the only Greek Orthodox Church in South Australia that has managed to complete a construction project whose overall cost-to-date amounts to $2.5 million. “Following many years of hard work from our parishioners, and fundraising events that our community held in order to collect the funds needed, we have managed to build our own little jewel in this foreign land,” says father Efthimios Efthimiou, the driving force behind this initiative.
After eight years of hard work and disappointments, the new Greek Orthodox Church of Saints Raphael, Nicholas and Irene, one of the very few churches in Australia featuring a unique Byzantine dome, has finally opened its doors in South Australia.Īn exact replica of Byzantine architecture, the dome now adorns the roof of the church constituting a new landmark for the Athelstone area, where thousands of Greeks have resided since the early 1900s.
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