A cradle of Orthodoxy : St Nicholas Antiochian Orthodox Church in Melbourne, Victoria (Australia)‎

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This article provides an overview of the history of St Nicholas Antiochian Orthodox Church in Melbourne, Australia froni its begin-nings to its important role in Orthodoxy today.

It records the service of St Nicholas over the years to the early Lebanese (then known as Syrian) immigrant families; to refugees from Russia and other Slavonic Orthodox ’’’ to immigrants from Lebanon in the post-war years and during the Civil War in Lebanon; and its role in introducing Orthodoxy to members of the wider Christian and Australian commu-nities.