{"id":968,"date":"2017-01-21T10:48:42","date_gmt":"2017-01-21T10:48:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/seththompson.info\/sacredspacesne\/?p=968"},"modified":"2025-10-02T12:41:20","modified_gmt":"2025-10-02T12:41:20","slug":"saint-spyridon-greek-orthodox-cathedral-worcester-ma","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/seththompson.info\/sacredspacesne\/saint-spyridon-greek-orthodox-cathedral-worcester-ma\/","title":{"rendered":"Saint Spyridon Greek Orthodox Cathedral, Worcester, Massachusetts"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id='ggpkg_container_0_968' 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_28_St_Spyridon_Greek_Orthodox_Cathedral_Worcester_MA\/pano2vr_player.js'><\/script>\n<script type='text\/javascript' src='https:\/\/seththompson.info\/sacredspacesne\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016_06_28_St_Spyridon_Greek_Orthodox_Cathedral_Worcester_MA\/skin.js'><\/script>\n<script type='text\/javascript'>\nwindow.addEventListener('load',function() {\nif  (typeof _2016_06_28_St_Spyridon_Greek_Orthodox_Cathedral_Worcester_MA_pano2vrPlayer != 'undefined') {\n\tpano_0_968=new _2016_06_28_St_Spyridon_Greek_Orthodox_Cathedral_Worcester_MA_pano2vrPlayer('ggpkg_container_0_968');\n} else {\n\tpano_0_968=new pano2vrPlayer('ggpkg_container_0_968');\n}\nif  (typeof _2016_06_28_St_Spyridon_Greek_Orthodox_Cathedral_Worcester_MA_pano2vrSkin != 'undefined') {\n\tskin_0_968=new _2016_06_28_St_Spyridon_Greek_Orthodox_Cathedral_Worcester_MA_pano2vrSkin(pano_0_968, 'https:\/\/seththompson.info\/sacredspacesne\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016_06_28_St_Spyridon_Greek_Orthodox_Cathedral_Worcester_MA\/');\n} else {\n\tskin_0_968=new pano2vrSkin(pano_0_968, 'https:\/\/seththompson.info\/sacredspacesne\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016_06_28_St_Spyridon_Greek_Orthodox_Cathedral_Worcester_MA\/');\n}\npano_0_968.readConfigUrlAsync('https:\/\/seththompson.info\/sacredspacesne\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016_06_28_St_Spyridon_Greek_Orthodox_Cathedral_Worcester_MA\/pano.xml');\nvar contentOverflow = document.getElementById('content') ? document.getElementById('content').style.overflow : '';\npano_0_968.addListener('fullscreenenter', function() {\n\tif (document.getElementById('content')) {\n\t\tdocument.getElementById('content').style.overflow = 'visible';\n\t}\n});\npano_0_968.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_28_St_Spyridon_Greek_Orthodox_Cathedral_Worcester_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>Established in 1914, <a rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"http:\/\/www.spyridoncathedral.org\/\" target=\"_blank\">Saint Spyridon Greek Orthodox Cathedral<\/a> is a center for spiritual worship to over 6,000 people in the Worcester area. Its current structure, consecrated on May 3, 1925, is designed with a <a rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Byzantine_architecture\" target=\"_blank\">Byzantine<\/a> style influence. Following in the Greek Orthodox Christian tradition, the nave\u2019s decorative program includes icons, murals and stained glass windows depicting the life of Jesus Christ and saints of the <a rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Greek_Orthodox_Church\" target=\"_blank\">Greek Orthodox Church<\/a>. The Cathedral is named after <a rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Saint_Spyridon\" target=\"_blank\">St. Spyridon<\/a> (270-348), a simple farmer who would become a bishop, known for his unrelenting selflessness and his dedication to Christ and the Church. Saint Spyridon Cathedral is proud of its many ministries, from its emergency food assistance program to its education programs to its annual Grecian Festival, which serve both the parish and the greater Worcester community.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Click here to view the 360-degree panoramic image fullscreen on your iPhone or iPad. Established in 1914, Saint Spyridon Greek Orthodox Cathedral is a center for spiritual worship to over 6,000 people in the Worcester area. Its current structure, consecrated on May 3, 1925, is designed with a Byzantine style influence. 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