St Prophet Ilija Macedonian Orthodox Church, Footscray
Church in Victoria, Australia
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The St Prophet Ilija Macedonian Orthodox Church (Macedonian: ÐакедонÑка ÐÑавоÑлавна ЦÑква "СвеÑи ÐÑоÑок ÐлиÑа", Makedonska Pravoslavna Crkva "Sveti Prorok Ilija") is a Macedonian Orthodox church serving the inner western Melbourne suburb of Footscray, Victoria, Australia.[1][2] The church borders Footscray and is itself located on the outskirts of Seddon, an inner western Melbourne suburb.[3] Built as a Methodist Church, it was transformed into a Macedonian Orthodox Church in the mid-1970s.[3]
| St Prophet Ilija Macedonian Orthodox Church | |
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ÐакедонÑка ÐÑавоÑлавна ЦÑква "СвеÑи ÐÑоÑок ÐлиÑа" Makedonska Pravoslavna Crkva "Sveti Prorok Ilija" | |
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  St Prophet Ilija Macedonian Orthodox Church Location in greater metropolitan Melbourne | |
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| Location | 83â85 Victoria Street, Seddon 3011, Melbourne, Victoria |
| Country | Australia |
| Denomination | Macedonian Orthodox |
| Website | St Prophet Ilija Church |
| History | |
| Status | Church |
| Dedication | St. Elijah |
| Consecrated | 26 December 1974 |
| Architecture | |
| Functional status | Active |
| Architectural type | Church |
| Completed | 1935 |
| Administration | |
| Diocese | Macedonian Orthodox Diocese of Australia and New Zealand |
| Clergy | |
| Priest | Reverend Father LjupÄo Karevski |
History
St Ilija became the second church established by the Macedonian community in Melbourne.[1] It is in Melbourne's inner-western suburbs on Victoria Street in the suburb of Seddon in a former Methodist Church purchased in 1974 and renamed St Prophet Elijah.[3] The church consecration took place on 26 December 1974.[1]
In 1984, the church bought a 40-acre property in Rocklyn to host large annual Macedonian community picnics.[4] Part of the Rocklyn property is also the site of the new St Naum of Ohrid Monastery, built in the early 2010s.[4]
Church entrance
Church hall
Church owned house where Macedonian is taught
Streetscape showing all three buildings
