Saint Dimitrija Solunski Macedonian Orthodox Church - Wollongong, Australia - Orthodox Churches on Waymarking.com

There doesn't appear to be a website for the church however I was able to find a newspaper article in the Wollongong Mercury dated 26 July 2012 which gave the background to the establishment of the church. Rather than repeat verbatim I have copied the relevant section:

"On March 13, 1967 The Macedonian Orthodox Community of the City of Greater Wollongong Saint Dimitrija Solunski was registered.

The first stone was laid on April 4 in 1971 and the 1st Macedonian Orthodox Church Saint Dimitrija Solunski was completed, blessed and opened in 1972 in the city of Wollongong on the South Coast.

The church was officially named: Macedonian Orthodox Church Saint Dimitrija Solunski after the name of Saint Dimitrija, one of the oldest Macedonian Saints. Saint Dimitrija of Solun was a Christian martyr who lived in the city of Solun in the early fourth century in Macedonia. Over the years, his reputation saw him as a warrior, a Saint of Christianity. His day is celebrated on November 8 each year and this day is known as Mitrovden.

In the last 40 years the church has had six priests serve The Macedonian Orthodox Community of the City of Greater Wollongong Saint Dimitrija Solunski."

Credit: Illawarra Mercury Supplement - A Church Rich in History and Tradition
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Type of Orthodox Church: Eastern Type of Building: Church Status of Building: Actively in use for worship Date of organization: 03/13/1967 Date of building construction: 04/04/1971 Address: 8 -12 Stewart St Wollongong, NSW Australia 2500 Associated Icons, Reliefs, art, etc.: Not listed Diocese: Not listed Archdiocese: Not listed Relevant Website: Not listed

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