The Greek Orthodox Church of the Virgin Mary Eleousa ( el, Ιερός Ναός Παναγίας Ελεούσης) is on Derby Road,

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. It is a Grade II

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. The church provides liturgies on Sundays and acts as a hub for a community of Greeks, Greek Cypriots, British Cypriots, Greek students in Nottingham and other Orthodox Christians who live in Nottingham. A church hall annex is used for a Greek community school. The church hall is also used to celebrate events in the calendar of saints and the liturgical year such as Easter, Christmas and other traditions of the

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History

An independent congregational group was established in the early nineteenth century in

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and were soon large enough to look for their own premises. The foundation was laid in June 1882 and Park Hill Congregational Church opened for worship in June 1883. The architects were James Tait and John Langham of Leicester. In 1972 the congregation joined the

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but by 1979 the church was closed. The building was then acquired by the

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. The Church is dedicated to the

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and celebrates on 21 November each year.

Organ

The church had a pipe organ by Bishop and Son dating from 1884 which was rebuilt by Roger Yates in the 1934. The organ was re-opened on Monday 22 October 1934 by

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.''Nottingham Evening Post'' - Tuesday 23 October 1934

Gallery

File:Panagia Eleousa Nottingham interior partial view.jpg, Interior view of the church and the icons on the walls. File:Panagia Eleousa Nottingham sign.jpg, Church sign at the yard of the church. File:Panagia Eleousa Nottingham inscription.jpg, Memorial stone at the walls of Virgin Mary Eleousa church (inscribed date 1882) File:Altar iconostasis and mural painting of Theotokos inside Virgin Mary Eleousa church in Nottingham.jpg, View of

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and the mural of

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and Christ child over the altar

References

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