Saturday, November 8, 2008

Western Orthodox Cathedral in L.E.S.



For the average person, the mention of Orthodox Christianity conjures references of Eastern Orthodox churches of Romania, Greek or Russian origin.  Most are unfamiliar with what would constitute someone or something being 'Western Orthodox',  but at San Isidoro y San Leandro at 345 East 4th Street near Avenue D in the Lower East Side of Manhattan there exists an old Western Orthodox church which works the Mozarabic liturgy in Spanish.  For those with whom the traditional, mystical orthodox approach to worship resonates, this place should hold some interest, providing one is not entrapped within political boundaries of feuds for legitimacy that constrict some members of the Orthodox Community.


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