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The church opened as St. George the Martyr Anglican Church on November 9, 1845, on land donated by the Boulton family (who lived in The Grange). It was the third Anglican parish in the city, after St. James's and Trinity. The Gothic Revival style church with 150-foot spire was designed by Henry Bowyer Lane. [3]
St George Greek Orthodox Community Garden District, Toronto: 1909, [1] 1937 [5] [6] September 15, 1897 - Dedication of Church structure founded as Holy Blossom Temple; executed in the Neo-Byzantine style. June 19, 1938 - Consecration of St. George church by Archbishop Athenagoras, who later became Ecumenical Patriarch. [note 3] [note 4]
Cyril & Methody Macedono-Bulgarian Orthodox Church founded in 1910, St. George Macedono-Bulgarian Orthodox Church founded in 1941 and Holy Trinity Macedono-Bulgarian Eastern Orthodox Church founded in 1973. After the Macedonian Orthodox Church declared autonomy in 1958, many members felt the need to establish a new parish under its jurisdiction.
The first Confirmation was held on June 3, 1855, and was conducted by the Bishop of Toronto. The first Marriage performed at St. George's was celebrated on March 12, 1856, between William Long and Ann Price by the Rev'd Thomas Marsh. The first burial recorded in the registry of St. George's was for Thomas Manson Thompson, on Sept. 30th, 1852.
The first Romanian Greek Catholic parish in the United States was established in 1905 by Epaminonda Lucaciu. [2]The eparchy was previously an apostolic exarchate which was established by Pope John Paul II in 1982 in order to formally organize the Romanian Greek Catholic parishes that had long existed in the United States under many different Latin Church dioceses.
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The church was enlarged in 1881 and consecrated on October 9, 1881, by Arthur Sweatman, Bishop of Toronto. [2] A cairn marking the spot of the old church was unveiled by members of the parish on St. George's Day 1939. [3] In 1864, the parish acquired the land on Park Road North which became St. George's Anglican Cemetery. [2] The earliest ...
The Cathedral Church of St. James in Toronto is the centre of the Diocese of Toronto. The church originated as The English Church when it was first erected in 1803. It later became the seat of the Anglican bishop and was reconsecrated as the Cathedral Church of St. James in 1830. The church remained under the direction of John Strachan for most ...