St. Jude Melkite Catholic Church
| Saint Jude Melkite Greek Catholic Church | |
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Saint Jude Melkite Greek Catholic Church
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| Basic information | |
| Location | Miami, Florida |
| Geographic coordinates | 25°45′27″N 80°11′34″W / 25.75753°N 80.19286°WCoordinates: 25°45′27″N 80°11′34″W / 25.75753°N 80.19286°W |
| Affiliation | Melkite Greek Catholic Church |
| Rite | Byzantine |
| State | Florida |
| Region | Catholicism |
| Country | United States of America |
| Year consecrated | 1946 |
| Ecclesiastical or organizational status | Church |
| Leadership | Rt.Rev. Damon Geiger, Pastor |
| Website | https://stjudemiami.org |
| Architectural description | |
| Architect(s) | Henry Dagit & Sons of Philadelphia |
| Architectural type | Chapel |
| Architectural style | Romanesque Gothic |
| General contractor | McCloskey & Co. of Philadelphia |
| Groundbreaking | May 3, 1946 |
| Materials | Reinforced concrete, Indiana Bedford Limestone |
St Jude Melkite Catholic Church is a Melkite Greek Catholic Church which follows the Byzantine Rite. It is one of 45 Melkite Greek Catholic churches or missions reporting to the Melkite Greek Catholic Eparchy of Newton. The Church is located at 126 SE Fifteenth Road, in Brickell in Miami, Florida 33129.
The church was built in 1946 in Romanesque Gothic style and 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. The interior design of the church was modified to conform to the Byzantine Rite. An Iconostasis was added as well as Byzantine Icons.
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