St. Jude Melkite Catholic Church
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St Jude Melkite Catholic Church is a Melkite Greek Catholic Church
(which is a Catholic
Church
of Melkite
rite) in Brickell
in Miami, Florida
.It is located at 126 SE Fifteenth Road, Miami, FL 33129.
It is part of the Melkite Greek Catholic church under the Eparchy of Newton.
The church occupies the building that used to be known as the Chapel of Academy of the Assumption
. Built in 1946, the building is in Romanesque Gothic style designed by the architectural firm of Henry Dagit & Sons of Philadelphia and constructed by the firm of McCloskey & Co., also of Philadelphia. It is built of reinforced concrete and faced with Indiana Bedford limestone with an exposed concrete ceiling and stenciled color decorations on the exposed beams and arches. The floors are of terrazzo and the main altar and two side altars have marble facing. The cornerstone was laid on May 3, 1946 and the church was completed by September 1946.
Melkite Greek Catholic Church
The Melkite Greek Catholic Church is an Eastern Catholic Church in full communion with the Holy See as part of the worldwide Catholic Church. The Melkites, Byzantine Rite Catholics of mixed Eastern Mediterranean and Greek origin, trace their history to the early Christians of Antioch, Syria, of...
(which is a Catholic
Catholic
The word catholic comes from the Greek phrase , meaning "on the whole," "according to the whole" or "in general", and is a combination of the Greek words meaning "about" and meaning "whole"...
Church
Church Body
A local church is a Christian religious organization that meets in a particular location. Many are formally organized, with constitutions and by-laws, maintain offices, are served by pastors or lay leaders, and, in nations where this is permissible, often seek seek non-profit corporate status...
of Melkite
Melkite
The term Melkite, also written Melchite, refers to various Byzantine Rite Christian churches and their members originating in the Middle East. The word comes from the Syriac word malkāyā , and the Arabic word Malakī...
rite) in Brickell
Brickell
Brickell is an urban neighborhood in Miami, Florida, United States. A neighborhood of greater Downtown Miami, Brickell is Miami and South Florida's major financial district.-Background:...
in Miami, Florida
Miami, Florida
Miami is a city located on the Atlantic coast in southeastern Florida and the county seat of Miami-Dade County, the most populous county in Florida and the eighth-most populous county in the United States with a population of 2,500,625...
.It is located at 126 SE Fifteenth Road, Miami, FL 33129.
It is part of the Melkite Greek Catholic church under the Eparchy of Newton.
The church occupies the building that used to be known as the Chapel of Academy of the Assumption
Academy of the Assumption
Academy of the Assumption was a Catholic all-girls school that was located on Biscayne Bay in Miami, Florida.Built in 1943 and closed in 1976, it was run by the Religious of the Assumption. The school's last principal was...
. Built in 1946, the building is in Romanesque Gothic style designed by the architectural firm of Henry Dagit & Sons of Philadelphia and constructed by the firm of McCloskey & Co., also of Philadelphia. It is built of reinforced concrete and faced with Indiana Bedford limestone with an exposed concrete ceiling and stenciled color decorations on the exposed beams and arches. The floors are of terrazzo and the main altar and two side altars have marble facing. The cornerstone was laid on May 3, 1946 and the church was completed by September 1946.