St. George Macedonian Orthodox Church, Fitzroy, Orthodox church building in Fitzroy, Australia.
St. George Macedonian Orthodox Church is an Orthodox church building in Fitzroy that combines traditional religious architectural elements with Macedonian design features. The structure reflects both Australian construction methods and Orthodox ecclesiastical design principles in its overall composition.
This church was established in 1959 as the first independent Macedonian Orthodox religious institution built in Australia and outside North Macedonia. The building marked a significant milestone in the religious history of both the Macedonian diaspora and the host country.
The church was sold and the site redeveloped for housing, so no services or Easter processions take place here now; the bell tower is one of the remaining features of the former church. The building's name came from Sveti Ǵorǵi, and the annual Easter custom was for the Macedonian community to circle the church three times.
The former church stood on Young Street in Fitzroy; the site has been redeveloped for housing, so there are no services or tours to attend. The bell tower is one of the surviving features of the 1959 church and can be seen from the street. Fitzroy lies in inner Melbourne and is served by trams along nearby Brunswick Street.
The church was sold and the site redeveloped into housing for urban residents; the bell tower is one of the remaining features of the former church. The sale was opposed by large parts of the Macedonian community. In the mid-1990s the church had also been the target of an attempted arson attack.
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