Color photograph of the inside of St. Nicholas Albanian Church in Chicago. The photo is of a corner in the church. There is a hexagon shaped table towards the middle of the picture, where two religious figures can be seen on the side. Behind the table on the wall, there are murals of religious figures. There is a metal cannister in the corner by a door. There is a small black fence in the front of the picture with a golden rail.

St. Nicholas Albanian Church was founded in 1944. Their first church building was purchased in 1947. The founders were from the southeastern part of Albania, a city called Korca. They are said to have an icon of Mother Mary that weeps as though by a miracle. Many visitors come to see this icon.

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