Monday, 23 May 2011

Redfern, Cathedral of the Annunciation Of Our Lady Theotokos

The Cathedral of the Annunciation Of Our Lady Theotokos is a Greek Orthodox Church on Cleveland Street, in the inner city suburb of Redfern. This bell tower and a corner turret are peeking above the trees that surround it. This heritage listed sandstone church was formerly St Paul's Anglican Church, built in 1848 and designed by Edmund Blacket.
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20 comments:

  1. photoioanninaMonday, 23 May 2011 at 00:09:00 GMT+10

    Great picture!

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  2. Luis GomezMonday, 23 May 2011 at 00:14:00 GMT+10

    Nice shot J.

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  3. Tammie LeeMonday, 23 May 2011 at 02:29:00 GMT+10

    such a wonderful structure.

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  4. FranciscaMonday, 23 May 2011 at 03:00:00 GMT+10

    1848 is old by Australian standards. Interesting style of architecture, this bell tower.

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  5. AnonymousMonday, 23 May 2011 at 07:44:00 GMT+10

    How peaceful it looks.

    Please have a good new week.


    daily athens

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  6. TashMonday, 23 May 2011 at 07:46:00 GMT+10

    Lovely tower...one of my favorite photo subjects.
    I'm so glad you explained about its history. My mom is Serbian Orthodox and I have not seen that type of architecture for an Orthodox cathedral yet.

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  7. JimMonday, 23 May 2011 at 08:26:00 GMT+10

    Tash, it's not the usual architecture for Orthodox churches in Australia either. However, there are quite a few recycled churches in Sydney. Some that are no longer used as Anglican or Catholic churches have been taken over by Orthodox churches or other denominations.

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  8. HelsMonday, 23 May 2011 at 12:13:00 GMT+10

    At some stage, the suburb must have decided that the local population required a Greek Orthodox Church rather than another Anglican Church. I am glad they recycled and saved the old architecture.

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  9. AnonymousMonday, 23 May 2011 at 12:46:00 GMT+10

    Always love seeing your photos! Have a great week!!

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  10. UnknownMonday, 23 May 2011 at 13:19:00 GMT+10

    great shot... it looks ancient.

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  11. genieMonday, 23 May 2011 at 15:22:00 GMT+10

    There is nothing more appealing to my eye than an old bell tower towering above the trees and pointing towers the sky. Wht a beautiful capture. Love it.

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  12. JimMonday, 23 May 2011 at 15:23:00 GMT+10

    Hels, some older suburbs had two or more churches in the old days. As the number of parishioners shrunk in those suburbs, the parishes sold some of their church buildings to other denominations. There were a lot of Greek migrants moving into the inner city suburbs such as Redfern in the 1950s and 1960s, so it was a perfect match.

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  13. http://graceolsson.com/blogMonday, 23 May 2011 at 15:46:00 GMT+10

    great

    did you that the background of your blog is the same than the back of this photo? great
    http://graceolsson.com/blog/2011/05/measure-of-life/

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  14. JoeMonday, 23 May 2011 at 20:31:00 GMT+10

    Lovely Church. Wouldn't it be good to climb to the top.

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  15. PerthDailyPhotoMonday, 23 May 2011 at 20:45:00 GMT+10

    It's so great to see some of the ancient buildings being looked after rather than modernizing.

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  16. Elizabeth EdwardsSunday, 26 June 2016 at 10:10:00 GMT+10

    looks well aged. Happy Weekend, to you Jim! ( O : =

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  17. TomSunday, 26 June 2016 at 10:56:00 GMT+10

    what a bell tower!

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  18. ♥ Łucja-Maria ♥Sunday, 26 June 2016 at 17:28:00 GMT+10

    Beautiful church. I like the buildings from which the stone.
    Its architecture impresses.
    Greetings from Poland.
    Have a nice Sunday:)
    Lucja

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  19. BillSunday, 26 June 2016 at 20:39:00 GMT+10

    Impressive! I like that this structure has a new use as a church.

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  20. Lace up and WalkMonday, 27 June 2016 at 23:20:00 GMT+10

    That's a nice sturdy bell tower. Thanks for sharing.

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