Holy Trinity is just remarkable, the size and beauty of this building blew me away. As I driving up to it a smile and genuine sense of awe hit me, and didn't leave until well after I left.
Located in Carmel at the corner of 116th st and Shelbourne Rd. the church has over 2,000 members!
The church has roots dating back 1910, during the years of 1919-1959 they were located at North West St and W Ohio St, moved to N Pennsylvania St. and E 40th St. then to it's current location of the Byzantine temple which opened in 2008.
As I was outside taking photographs I spent a few minutes talking to Father Gounaris, he was on his way out so the conversation was brief, but he showed an interest in what I was doing (or at least he pretend quite well), and asked me to e-mail the church about the site.
Update:
I got an email from Father Gounaris about the site, he invited me to come to by and take some photographs on the inside.
This is the view looking right up over that massive golden dome, which is located right in the center of the sanctuary.
The interior of the church is very warm and inviting, the detail is everywhere even in the columns, as I was arriving the bells were chiming the hour mark, and inside there was some beautiful music playing that filled the sanctuary, which made gave it great feeling while I was photographing.
I must admit while the sights and the beauty of this church is very very impressive, I know very little of this faith. While I did take several religious study courses in college, it has been a while so I am rusty, and Greek Orthodox is not something I have came across before. So while there are some very beautiful and interesting sights in this church I would have a hard time telling you what everything is, and I didn't want to bother the Father with a lot of questions. It's just more motivation to hit the books and do more research!
The photos above are from the social area of the church.
I want to send a special thank you to Father Gounaris not only for taking time out of his day to let me in and giving me permission to photograph inside, but also the kind words about my site.
I recommend if you are by the area swing by this temple and take in, it truly is an amazing site. My photographs do no not does this place justice.
A little information on the site of the church from 1919-1959 is located here.
The website for the church is located here.
As I was outside taking photographs I spent a few minutes talking to Father Gounaris, he was on his way out so the conversation was brief, but he showed an interest in what I was doing (or at least he pretend quite well), and asked me to e-mail the church about the site.
Update:
I got an email from Father Gounaris about the site, he invited me to come to by and take some photographs on the inside.
The interior of the church is very warm and inviting, the detail is everywhere even in the columns, as I was arriving the bells were chiming the hour mark, and inside there was some beautiful music playing that filled the sanctuary, which made gave it great feeling while I was photographing.
I must admit while the sights and the beauty of this church is very very impressive, I know very little of this faith. While I did take several religious study courses in college, it has been a while so I am rusty, and Greek Orthodox is not something I have came across before. So while there are some very beautiful and interesting sights in this church I would have a hard time telling you what everything is, and I didn't want to bother the Father with a lot of questions. It's just more motivation to hit the books and do more research!
The photos above are from the social area of the church.
I want to send a special thank you to Father Gounaris not only for taking time out of his day to let me in and giving me permission to photograph inside, but also the kind words about my site.
I recommend if you are by the area swing by this temple and take in, it truly is an amazing site. My photographs do no not does this place justice.
A little information on the site of the church from 1919-1959 is located here.
The website for the church is located here.
Holy Cow, that's HUGE church!
ReplyDeleteAnd, of course it's in Carmel... :/