St Mary's Greek Orthodox Church, Wood Green

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St Mary's Greek Orthodox Church

St Mary's Greek Orthodox Church is a Greek Orthodox church in Trinity Road, Wood Green, London. [1] It was built as Trinity Methodist Church in 1871 to the design of the reverend R.N. Johnson and became Greek Orthodox in 1970. It was greatly rebuilt after a fire in 1986 with the help of the Greek community and fundraising events notably a Dinner & Dance arranged by a pupil of the Greek school Nick Efthymiou. It is also sometimes known as St Mary's Cathedral [2] or The Greek Orthodox Cathedral of the Dormition of the Mother of God. [3]

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References

  1. ↑ St Mary's Greek Orthodox Church. Bloomsbury Films. Retrieved 5 April 2016.
  2. ↑ Pevsner, Nikolaus & Bridget Cherry (2002). The buildings of England London 4: North. New Haven & London: Yale University Press. p. 575. ISBN   0300096534.
  3. ↑ "The Greek Orthodox Cathedral of the Dormition of the Mother of God". Parishes in London. Archdiocese of Thyateira and Great Britain. Retrieved 5 April 2016.

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