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Blessing of Plaque commemorating the footprint and vision of Syrian and Lebanese community
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DescriptionWayne Idour explaining that this church was built by The Orthodox Lebanese families that settled in South Dunedin. It has the distinction of being the first Eastern Orthodox Church to be built in New Zealand and the first surviving Antiochian Orthodox Church to be built in all of Australasia
Date20th March 2016CreatorMargaret WoodfordGeo location[1]
Date20th March 2016CreatorMargaret WoodfordGeo location[1] Relates to
FamilyHananeia familyIdour familyFacoory familyBarbara familyBundo familyOrganisationCedars of LebanonPlaceSt Michael, the Archangel, Dunedin, New Zealand
Idour familyFacoory familyBarbara familyBundo familyOrganisationCedars of LebanonPlaceSt Michael, the Archangel, Dunedin, New ZealandContributors
ContributorMargaret Woodford
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Margaret Woodford, Blessing of Plaque commemorating the footprint and vision of Syrian and Lebanese community (20th March 2016). Dunedin Public Libraries, accessed 22/09/2026, https://dunedin.recollect.co.nz/nodes/view/199894