St. Mary Macedonian Orthodox Church, Cambridge, Ontario

St. Mary (Macedonian: Пресвета Богородица), also known as the "Nativity of the Virgin Mary" (Macedonian: Раѓање на Пресвета Богородица) is a Macedonian Orthodox Church located in Cambridge, Ontario, Canada.

Nativity of the Virgin Mary
View of St. Mary Macedonian Orthodox Church
43.37279°N 80.31885°W / 43.37279; -80.31885
Location50 Augusta St
Cambridge, Ontario
Country Canada
DenominationMacedonian Orthodox Church
Websitestmarymoc.ca
History
Founded1989
Administration
DioceseAmerican-Canadian
Clergy
Pastor(s)Rev. Goce Despotovski

History

In 1989, fifteen Macedonian families joined together to form a Macedonian organization whose purpose was to gather the Macedonian people and preserve their traditions, culture and faith.[1] The organization's goal was to establish a church for the Macedonian communities from the areas of Cambridge, Kitchener, Waterloo and Guelph. In 1994 the group purchased a building of a former Coptic Church and during the same year the church was registered and blessed by Michael, Archbishop of Ohrid and Macedonia.

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Footnotes
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