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The Metropolis of Chicago (Greek: Ιερά Μητρόπολις Σικάγου) is a metropolis of the Greek Orthodox Church, part of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America, in the North-Central Midwest, United States, with its see city of Chicago. The mother church of the Metropolis is Annunciation Cathedral in Chicago.
Constantine and Helen Orthodox Cathedral (Romanian Orthodox) 41°58′44″N 87°48′00″W / 41.978966°N 87.799894°W / 41.978966; -87.799894 Constantine and Helen Orthodox Cathedral, Chicago )
Annunciation Greek Orthodox Cathedral (Chicago) H. ... St. Nicholas Cathedral (Chicago) This page was last edited on 19 January 2017, at 15:41 (UTC). ...
St. Nicholas Antiochian Orthodox Cathedral (Brooklyn) St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Cathedral (Tarpon Springs, Florida) Saint Nicholas Greek Orthodox Cathedral (Pittsburgh) Saint Sophia Cathedral (Washington, D.C.) Saint Sophia Cathedral, Los Angeles; Sts. Constantine and Helen Greek Orthodox Cathedral
Municipality Cathedral Image Location & References Coral Gables (Miami area) St. George Cathedral (Antiochian Orthodox) 25°44′43″N 80°15′41″W / 25.745164°N 80.261331°W / 25.745164; -80.261331 (St. George Cathedral, Coral Gables, Florida) Jacksonville St. John's Cathedral (Episcopal) 30°19′44″N 81°39′12″W / 30.328772°N 81.653423°W / 30.328772 ...
The diocese stands out as one of the most historic in the OCA with many parishes dating back to the late 1890s, [1] the diocese was also the epicenter of the mass conversion of Eastern Catholic Americans to orthodoxy between the 1890s-1920s in much part thanks to the labors of the former Eastern Catholic priest St. Alexis Toth who brought more than 20,000 to the church by the end of his life. [2]
The church was designed by the Chicago architectural firm of Worthmann & Steinbach. It was modeled after Saint Sophia's Cathedral in Kyiv. There is an image of St. Sophia's Cathedral in the fresco above the main altar. The exterior features thirteen domes that represent Christ and the Twelve Apostles. [2]
In 1909, the Greek Orthodox community paid $18,000 for the lot of city land on which the cathedral stands today. In 1910, the cathedral was complete with a total cost of around $100,000. It was built after an Athenian cathedral and is currently the oldest surviving Chicago building in the style of a Byzantine church .