St. Nektarios Greek Orthodox Church
In September of 2009, Konstantinos traveled to Charlotte, North Carolina to install a new iconostasis, and present it to the parish of St. Nektarios Greek Orthodox Church. Two years in the making, this vast creation was done in the Cretan Eptanisiako rhythm, and allowed Konstantinos to fulfill both a spiritual and a professional dream. Here is a brief slideshow of that event.
In the November, 2009 issue of their parish bulletin, you'll find a letter written by Konstantinos to the community of St. Nektarios.
We have another slideshow of recent photographs taken of this iconostasis with all of the icons now in place.
Pallouriotissa, Nicosia, Cyprus
The Church in Pallouriotissa, Cyprus holds a special place in the heart of Konstantinos Papadakis. As a young wood carver in the 1960's, under the tutelage of the master of masters, Theophanis Nomicos, he was honored to have some of his work selected to be included in the iconostasis of this beautiful church. At the time, photographs of his work were forbidden by his master. The photographs in this brief slideshow were taken recently by a friend traveling in Cyprus, and were given to Konstantinos. While these photographs show the work of several carvers, the royal doors, columns and several panels are the work of Konstantinos Papadakis.