On the back there is a small white card that says the photograph is of the alter at St.Demetrios Greek Orthodox Church in Chicago, IL. and that it was taken by Panos Fiorentinos to be used in the Ecclesia: Greek Orthodox Churches of the Chicago Metropolis in 2004. The picture is on a wood and cardboard-like material. The picture is of the alter and at the bottom is a table with a red table cloth that has a gold cross on the front in the middle and gold trimming. The tablecloth on top is covered by a sheet of glass. On the back of the table in both corners there are candle holders in silver and either gold color or copper. In the back middle area of the table there is a large stand with the colors red, silver, and gold holding a silver cross. To the left of that is a small silver box. On the front part of the table there is a piece of paper on the left corner and in the middle there is a red cloth with a gold cross in the middle. Behind the table there is a cross with Jesus on it and the walls are white on the bottom, in the middle it is teal color, and the top is a blue. In the middle there is a arch and inside it is gold colored with a large painting of Mary holding baby Jesus and an angel on each side of them. On the sides of the arch there are two people and a circle with someone in it on each side. Curving over top the arch there are circles with people in them and on top there is a banner painted on the wall that has the face of Jesus in it. On each side of the alter there are two smaller arches with painting in them as well.

Panos Fiorentinos is a photographer who took photos of Greek Orthodox Churches throughout the midwest, but mostly in Chicago, IL. The photos were in a book called Ecclesia: Greek Orthodox Chuches of the Chicago Metropolis which came out in 2004. The book includes more than 400 photos of 59 different churches along with some historical information on them.

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