{"id":819,"date":"2015-10-29T11:54:12","date_gmt":"2015-10-29T11:54:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/seththompson.info\/sacredspacesne\/?p=819"},"modified":"2025-11-15T11:15:48","modified_gmt":"2025-11-15T11:15:48","slug":"st-marys-assumption-albanian-orthodox-church-worcester-massachusetts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/seththompson.info\/sacredspacesne\/st-marys-assumption-albanian-orthodox-church-worcester-massachusetts\/","title":{"rendered":"Saint Mary\u2019s Assumption Albanian Orthodox Church, Worcester, Massachusetts"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id='ggpkg_container_0_819' style='width:100%; height:300px; position: relative;'>\nLoading&#8230;\n<\/div>\n<script type='text\/javascript' src='https:\/\/seththompson.info\/sacredspacesne\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015_07_30_St_Marys_Albanian_Orthdox_Church_Worcester_Mass\/pano2vr_player.js'><\/script>\n<script type='text\/javascript' src='https:\/\/seththompson.info\/sacredspacesne\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015_07_30_St_Marys_Albanian_Orthdox_Church_Worcester_Mass\/skin.js'><\/script>\n<script type='text\/javascript'>\nwindow.addEventListener('load',function() {\nif  (typeof _2015_07_30_St_Marys_Albanian_Orthdox_Church_Worcester_Mass_pano2vrPlayer != 'undefined') {\n\tpano_0_819=new _2015_07_30_St_Marys_Albanian_Orthdox_Church_Worcester_Mass_pano2vrPlayer('ggpkg_container_0_819');\n} else {\n\tpano_0_819=new pano2vrPlayer('ggpkg_container_0_819');\n}\nif  (typeof _2015_07_30_St_Marys_Albanian_Orthdox_Church_Worcester_Mass_pano2vrSkin != 'undefined') {\n\tskin_0_819=new _2015_07_30_St_Marys_Albanian_Orthdox_Church_Worcester_Mass_pano2vrSkin(pano_0_819, 'https:\/\/seththompson.info\/sacredspacesne\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015_07_30_St_Marys_Albanian_Orthdox_Church_Worcester_Mass\/');\n} else {\n\tskin_0_819=new pano2vrSkin(pano_0_819, 'https:\/\/seththompson.info\/sacredspacesne\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015_07_30_St_Marys_Albanian_Orthdox_Church_Worcester_Mass\/');\n}\npano_0_819.readConfigUrlAsync('https:\/\/seththompson.info\/sacredspacesne\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015_07_30_St_Marys_Albanian_Orthdox_Church_Worcester_Mass\/pano.xml');\nvar contentOverflow = document.getElementById('content') ? document.getElementById('content').style.overflow : '';\npano_0_819.addListener('fullscreenenter', function() {\n\tif (document.getElementById('content')) {\n\t\tdocument.getElementById('content').style.overflow = 'visible';\n\t}\n});\npano_0_819.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\/2015_07_30_St_Marys_Albanian_Orthdox_Church_Worcester_Mass\/\" 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 1911, the Albanians of Worcester organized what is now known as <a href=\"http:\/\/www.stmarysalbanianchurch.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Saint Mary\u2019s Assumption Albanian Orthodox Church<\/a>. 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