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Baptism of Jenna Mingledorff at St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Cathedral
From left to right, godparents Irene Koulianos, Mary Koulianos, and Nicholas Toth, Jenna Mingledorff held by Father Tryfon Theophilopoulos, godmother Denise Gonatos.
Koumbara putting stefana on the bride and groom during the wedding of Demetre Mott
St. Nicholas, 36 N. Pinellas Avenue.
Kalymnian Society Ladies in church
Ladies Kalymnian Society members gathered with Father Theofilos Karaphillis in front of the altar inside the St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church in 1944. After the initial influx, Kalymnians gradually became the largest regional group within the Greek…
St. Nicholas church choir ca. 1920s
Father Theophilos Karaphillis (1883-1963) with George Anastassiou to his right, Vasile Faklis (then Papafaklis) to his left, and the first choir in front of old St. Nicholas Greek Church, circa 1925. Karaphillis came from Kalymnos in 1922 and served…
St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church consecration, 1943
Archbishop Athenagoras and Father Karaphillis at the consecration of the new St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church in 1943. Chanter Vasile Faklis is on the far right behind Father Karaphillis. Completed at the height of World War II, it replaced the…
Helen Karaphillis and George Jordan wedding
Father Karaphillis presided at the wedding of his daughter Helen Karaphillis and George Jordan in July 1935 at the original St. Nicholas Church. Greek Orthodox weddings are particularly rich in tradition. For instance, the stefana (crowns linked with…
Anna Tsoukalas Billiris baptism
Uncle and godfather Theophilos Samarkos hands young Anna Tsoukalas Billiris to Father Constantinos Raptis for her immersion into the baptismal font at St. Nicholas in 1956. Baptism marks the entry of the child into the church, and usually occurs a…