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Wedding party, Ayia Sophia Church 1936

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Wedding party, Ayia Sophia Church 1936

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St Sophia Greek Orthodox Cathedral Paddington

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Greeks

Sydney's Hellenic community is one of the city's largest and most influential, with a long and complex history. Greek-speaking people came from many parts of the Mediterranean, as well as Hellas itself, and have maintained their diverse cultural traditions at the same time as becoming part of Sydney's institutions and cultural and business life.

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St Sophia Greek Orthodox Cathedral Paddington

Church and hall constructed as a result of the division within the Greek Orthodox community in the 1920s.

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