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Photograph was edited for publication purposes Photograph caption dated February 13, 1961 reads, "Father Chromoga stands beside tabernacle." The article partially reads, "Sunday, a $75,000 Byzantine Catholic church will be dedicated at 5329 Sepulveda Blvd. in Van Nuys as a testimony to faith and cooperation...It is the only Byzantine Catholic church built west of the Mississippi. Among its innovations is a drive-in shrine...'The Byzantine Catholic church,' the priest said, 'is the Catholic counterpart of the Eastern Orthodox Church.'"; See images #00146624 through #00146625 for all photos in this series.
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St. Mary's Byzantine Catholic Church (Van Nuys, Los Angeles, Calif.) St. Mary's Byzantine Catholic Church (Van Nuys, Los Angeles, Calif.)--Clergy Clergy--California--Los Angeles Men--California--Los Angeles Tabernacles (Church furniture)--California--Los Angeles Church buildings--California--Van Nuys (Los Angeles) Van Nuys (Los Angeles, Calif.) Portrait photographs Valley Times Collection photographs
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