{"id":929,"date":"2016-09-24T13:51:40","date_gmt":"2016-09-24T13:51:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/seththompson.info\/sacredspacesne\/?p=929"},"modified":"2025-11-15T11:40:18","modified_gmt":"2025-11-15T11:40:18","slug":"saint-george-cathedral-boston-massachusetts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/seththompson.info\/sacredspacesne\/saint-george-cathedral-boston-massachusetts\/","title":{"rendered":"Saint George Cathedral, Boston, Massachusetts"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id='ggpkg_container_0_929' 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_21_Saint_George_Cathedral_Boston_Mass\/pano2vr_player.js'><\/script>\n<script type='text\/javascript' src='https:\/\/seththompson.info\/sacredspacesne\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016_06_21_Saint_George_Cathedral_Boston_Mass\/skin.js'><\/script>\n<script type='text\/javascript'>\nwindow.addEventListener('load',function() {\nif  (typeof _2016_06_21_Saint_George_Cathedral_Boston_Mass_pano2vrPlayer != 'undefined') {\n\tpano_0_929=new _2016_06_21_Saint_George_Cathedral_Boston_Mass_pano2vrPlayer('ggpkg_container_0_929');\n} else {\n\tpano_0_929=new pano2vrPlayer('ggpkg_container_0_929');\n}\nif  (typeof _2016_06_21_Saint_George_Cathedral_Boston_Mass_pano2vrSkin != 'undefined') {\n\tskin_0_929=new _2016_06_21_Saint_George_Cathedral_Boston_Mass_pano2vrSkin(pano_0_929, 'https:\/\/seththompson.info\/sacredspacesne\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016_06_21_Saint_George_Cathedral_Boston_Mass\/');\n} else {\n\tskin_0_929=new pano2vrSkin(pano_0_929, 'https:\/\/seththompson.info\/sacredspacesne\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016_06_21_Saint_George_Cathedral_Boston_Mass\/');\n}\npano_0_929.readConfigUrlAsync('https:\/\/seththompson.info\/sacredspacesne\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016_06_21_Saint_George_Cathedral_Boston_Mass\/pano.xml');\nvar contentOverflow = document.getElementById('content') ? document.getElementById('content').style.overflow : '';\npano_0_929.addListener('fullscreenenter', function() {\n\tif (document.getElementById('content')) {\n\t\tdocument.getElementById('content').style.overflow = 'visible';\n\t}\n});\npano_0_929.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_21_Saint_George_Cathedral_Boston_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>Organized in 1908, <a rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"http:\/\/www.saintgeorgecathedral.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Saint George Cathedral<\/a> is the first Albanian Orthodox Church in the United States and the largest <a rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/History_of_the_Orthodox_Church\" target=\"_blank\">Orthodox Christian<\/a> house of worship in the state of Massachusetts. First established in response to the growing local Albanian community who began immigrating to the Boston area in 1886, its current structure was built in 1872 and designed by Boston architect <a rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Samuel_J._F._Thayer\" target=\"_blank\">Samuel J.F. Thayer<\/a> in the <a rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Gothic_Revival_architecture\" target=\"_blank\">Gothic Revival style<\/a> to originally house the Second Hawes Congregational Church. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places, the building was obtained in 1949 by the Albanian Orthodox Archdiocese of the Orthodox Church in America. Now comprised of worshippers from diverse origins and backgrounds, the parish continues its mission to \u201caddress contemporary issues at home and in society to find personal salvation in the Living God\u201d.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Click here to view the 360-degree panoramic image fullscreen on your iPhone or iPad. Organized in 1908, Saint George Cathedral is the first Albanian Orthodox Church in the United States and the largest Orthodox Christian house of worship in the state of Massachusetts. 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