Sts. Constantine and Helen Greek Orthodox Cathedral
64 Schermerhorn Street | Brooklyn Heights | built 1961
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- 1913
A Greek Orthodox parish forms in Brooklyn, the first on Long Island
The congregation that now worships at 64 Schermerhorn Street dates to 1913, when it became the first Greek Orthodox parish on Long Island. It is counted among the oldest Greek Orthodox churches in New York City. For its first several years the community gathered in a small building at Johnson and Lawrence streets.
Source: Wikipedia
- 1916
The parish lays the cornerstone of its new church after raising funds
The Greek Orthodox community spent several years in a small building at the corner of Johnson and Lawrence streets before raising money to put up a church of its own. Its cornerstone was laid on April 16, 1916, three years after the congregation was founded in 1913.
“…the community raised funds to build a new structure, whose cornerstone was laid April 16, 1916.”
Source: Wikipedia
- 1966
The church is designated Brooklyn's Greek Orthodox cathedral
In June 1966 the church on Schermerhorn Street was designated Brooklyn's cathedral. The parish had been founded in 1913, and the building had already been enlarged twice, in 1946 and again in 1960.
Source: Wikipedia
- 2001
The cathedral takes in parishioners from St. Nicholas, destroyed on September 11
After St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church in Manhattan was destroyed in the September 11 attacks, its parishioners found a home at the Schermerhorn Street cathedral. The welcome is what the church is best known for. Members of other Greek Orthodox parishes also know it by the nickname NAK.
“It is best known for taking in parishioners from St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church in Manhattan, destroyed during the September 11 attacks.”
Source: Wikipedia
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