St. Demetrios Greek Orthodox Church (Seattle)

Saint Demetrios Greek Orthodox Church
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LocationSeattle
CountryUnited States

Saint Demetrios Greek Orthodox Church is a church in Seattle, Washington. It is part of the Greek Orthodox metropolis or diocese of San Francisco,[1] within the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America.[2] It is Seattle's oldest Greek Orthodox congregation.[3][4]

The present St. Demetrios Church in the Montlake neighborhood (completed in 1962) was designed by Paul Thiry, one of the principal architects of the Century 21 Exposition Seattle's World's Fair that same year[5][6] and of the Museum of History and Industry (MOHAI), formally in Montlake.[7]

The church has held a bazaars and festivals on a scale well beyond a typical parish church festival. As of 2007, the festival lasts for three days, and requires a continuous shuttle bus service from as far away as the Northgate and South Kirkland Park and Ride lots, as well as from nearby school parking lots.[5]

  1. ^ Home page of Saint Demetrios Greek Orthodox Church. Accessed 25 September 2007.
  2. ^ About the Metropolis of San Francisco, on the official site of the Metropolis of San Francisco. Accessed 25 September 2007.
  3. ^ Mootafes et al., passim, esp. p. 57 et. seq.
  4. ^ Our Parish, Saint Demetrios Greek Orthodox Church. Accessed 25 September 2007.
  5. ^ a b Seattle Greek Festival at a glance Archived 2007-08-05 at the Wayback Machine, official site. Accessed 26 September 2007.
  6. ^ Summary for 2717 Franklin AVE / Parcel ID 1437680000, Seattle Department of Neighborhoods. Accessed 26 September 2007.
  7. ^ Jim Gould, The Montlake Neighborhood, originally on Montlake.net, archived on the Internet Archive 28 January 2007, accessed 26 September 2007.