St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Cathedral (Tarpon Springs, Florida)
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St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Cathedral is a Greek Orthodox parish and Greek-American cultural center in Tarpon Springs, Florida. Its Neo-Byzantine church is located at 36 North Pinellas Avenue.[1]
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St. Nicholas hosts an annual Epiphany celebration on January 6, in which Greek Orthodox boys aged 16 to 18 dive into Spring Bayou to retrieve a white wooden cross, said to bring the finder blessings for the year. It is the largest such event in the Western Hemisphere, with thousands in attendance.[1] A statue of an epiphany diver is located in front of the church.[2]