APRIL 2016THE GREEK ORTHODOX CHURCH OF THE ANNUNCIATION

The Greek Orthodox Church of the Annunciation is located in central Dublin, at the Arbour Hill Area and it is adjacent to the Hellenic School.

This very attractive little church is not easy to find unless you know the area. The church is a reminder that the city has undergone huge demographic changes over the past twenty year but they moved out of Arbour Hill in 2001 after they got there own church in Harold's Cross.

Before the building on the corner of Arbour Hill became a church it was a factory or workshop originally it began as kindergarten school in 1890.

The building was bought by the congregation in 1993 for £80,550, and was consecrated 12 months later after major renovation works.

The Sunday Holy Liturgy takes place from 11am to 12pm.


The Greek Orthodox Church of the Annunciation
46 Arbour Hill
Dublin 7
Ireland
Tel.: 01 677 90 20



Orthodox Christianity in Ireland is part of the Eastern Orthodox Christian tradition. Christianity is traditionally held to have become widespread in Ireland with the evangelisation of Saint Patrick in the latter half of the fifth century. It was notable for its monastic zeal and liturgical proximity to the Churches of the East, being especially influenced by the Egyptian Desert Fathers. Following the Great Schism of 1054, Western Christianity further diverged from Eastern Christianity and the allegiance of Irish Christians remained with the Patriarch of the West. Today, the Eastern Orthodox Church in Ireland consists of parishes belonging to several self-governing ecclesiastical bodies, primarily the Russian Orthodox Church, the Ecumenical Patriarchate, and the Romanian Orthodox Church. The Russian Orthodox tradition was brought to Ireland in the 1920s by the Russian Orthodox Church Outside Russia, which has formally re-joined the Moscow Patriarchate in the 2000s. Greek and Romanian Orthodox churches were first established in Dublin in 1981 and 2000 respectively. All three jurisdictions serve mostly eastern European and Greek immigrants, along with a number of Irish-born converts. Due largely to immigration from Eastern Europe, especially Romania, the number of Orthodox Christians in the Republic of Ireland has doubled in recent years.