{"id":1046,"date":"2017-05-20T08:57:02","date_gmt":"2017-05-20T08:57:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/seththompson.info\/sacredspacesne\/?p=1046"},"modified":"2025-10-02T12:53:15","modified_gmt":"2025-10-02T12:53:15","slug":"st-george-greek-orthodox-cathedral-springfield-ma","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/seththompson.info\/sacredspacesne\/st-george-greek-orthodox-cathedral-springfield-ma\/","title":{"rendered":"St. George Greek Orthodox Cathedral, Springfield, Massachusetts"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id='ggpkg_container_0_1046' style='width:100%; height:300px; position: relative;'>\nLoading&#8230;\n<\/div>\n<script type='text\/javascript' src='https:\/\/seththompson.info\/sacredspacesne\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016_06_27_St_George_Greek_Orthodox_Cathedral_Springfield_MA\/pano2vr_player.js'><\/script>\n<script type='text\/javascript' src='https:\/\/seththompson.info\/sacredspacesne\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016_06_27_St_George_Greek_Orthodox_Cathedral_Springfield_MA\/skin.js'><\/script>\n<script type='text\/javascript'>\nwindow.addEventListener('load',function() {\nif  (typeof _2016_06_27_St_George_Greek_Orthodox_Cathedral_Springfield_MA_pano2vrPlayer != 'undefined') {\n\tpano_0_1046=new _2016_06_27_St_George_Greek_Orthodox_Cathedral_Springfield_MA_pano2vrPlayer('ggpkg_container_0_1046');\n} else {\n\tpano_0_1046=new pano2vrPlayer('ggpkg_container_0_1046');\n}\nif  (typeof _2016_06_27_St_George_Greek_Orthodox_Cathedral_Springfield_MA_pano2vrSkin != 'undefined') {\n\tskin_0_1046=new _2016_06_27_St_George_Greek_Orthodox_Cathedral_Springfield_MA_pano2vrSkin(pano_0_1046, 'https:\/\/seththompson.info\/sacredspacesne\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016_06_27_St_George_Greek_Orthodox_Cathedral_Springfield_MA\/');\n} else {\n\tskin_0_1046=new pano2vrSkin(pano_0_1046, 'https:\/\/seththompson.info\/sacredspacesne\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016_06_27_St_George_Greek_Orthodox_Cathedral_Springfield_MA\/');\n}\npano_0_1046.readConfigUrlAsync('https:\/\/seththompson.info\/sacredspacesne\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016_06_27_St_George_Greek_Orthodox_Cathedral_Springfield_MA\/pano.xml');\nvar contentOverflow = document.getElementById('content') ? document.getElementById('content').style.overflow : '';\npano_0_1046.addListener('fullscreenenter', function() {\n\tif (document.getElementById('content')) {\n\t\tdocument.getElementById('content').style.overflow = 'visible';\n\t}\n});\npano_0_1046.addListener('fullscreenexit', function() {\n\tif (document.getElementById('content')) {\n\t\tdocument.getElementById('content').style.overflow = contentOverflow;\n\t}\n});\n\n});\n<\/script>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:14px; line-height: 16px;\"><em><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/seththompson.info\/sacredspacesne\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016_06_27_St_George_Greek_Orthodox_Cathedral_Springfield_MA\/\" target=\"_blank\">Click here<\/a> to view the 360-degree panoramic image fullscreen on your iPhone or iPad.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In 1907, the community of <a rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"http:\/\/www.stgeorgecath.org\/\" target=\"_blank\">St. George Greek Orthodox Cathedral<\/a> celebrated the formation of the church with its first <a rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Divine_Liturgy\" target=\"_blank\">Divine Liturgy<\/a>. Formerly built for the Memorial Church in 1864, the parishoners of St. George Cathedral acquired its current structure in 1940 and transformed the <a rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Gothic_Revival_architecture\" target=\"_blank\">Gothic Revival<\/a> granite building designed by <a rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Richard_Upjohn\" target=\"_blank\">Richard Upjohn<\/a> into their own house of worship. Named after <a rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Saint_George\" target=\"_blank\">Saint George<\/a>, who is known as a liberator, defender and healer, the Church continues its mission in his name. The Church has welcomed Orthodox Christians and others from such places as Greece, Lebanon, Russia, Georgia and Romania, and now baptizes \u201cchildren that are from the fourth and fifth generation born in this country\u201d.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Click here to view the 360-degree panoramic image fullscreen on your iPhone or iPad. In 1907, the community of St. George Greek Orthodox Cathedral celebrated the formation of the church with its first Divine Liturgy. 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