Just in
time for the 16th anniversary of the World Trade Center Attacks on September
11, 2001, a formal lease and purchase agreement has been signed with the Port
Authority for The Saint Nicholas National Shrine at the World Trade Center.
The Greek
Orthodox church is being built from the ground up near the World Trade Center
memorial plaza, marking another step the long rebuilding of New York’s ground
zero.
The St.
Nicholas National Shrine will replace the tiny church that was demolished by
the trade center’s south tower on September 11.
The new
church will give Greek Orthodox believers a place to worship while also
welcoming visitors of any faith who want to reflect on the lives lost in the
terrorist attacks when it opens in 2018.
A large
crowd will assemble Monday for a ceremony on the 16th anniversary of the terror
attacks and will be able to see the church that’s currently a raw-looking
structure covered in concrete and plywood.
‘It is
such a significant church because of what happened here,’ said Jerry Dimitriou,
executive director of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America. He said people
may want to stop and pray after they’ve been to the National September 11
Memorial and Museum, a few paces away. ‘We will give them a place to come and
sit, and sit inside of a church,’ he added.
Source: http://usa.greekreporter.com/2017/09/09/st-nicholas-orthodox-church-lost-on-911-rises-again-photos/
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