The Cathedral of Saint Hurmizd is an important centre of worship for the Assyrian Church of the East. Assyrians were driven from their homeland in the early twentieth century. After settling first in present day Iraq, Iran, Syria and Lebanon, Assyrians began arriving in Australia in the 1970's. The most important and symbolic relic found inside the church is a rock and a small fountain covered in glass. It is believed that the rock is part of the 600-year-old Saint Thermus Cathedral located in northern IranDate2001Transcripts availableNoRightsFairfield City CouncilAccess conditionsAccess open for research, written permission required for personal copies and public useNotes"Tune into Fairfield City- A Multicultural Driving tour" was launched in 2001 as a joint initiative between the NSW Heritage Group, NSW Premier's Department and Fairfield City Council. The tour comprises of 15 locations around the LGA ranging from places of worship to shopping town centres. The tour presented Fairfield City Council with a vehicle to enhance the social cohesiveness within the multicultural community and provided the community with a means to exchange and interact
Essentially the tour represents the multicultural aspect of the City, assists in promoting the LGA and helps to inform tour participants of the historic and cultural aspects of multicultural Fairfield.
Tune in to Fairfield City - Stop 4 - Saint Hurmizd's Cathedral (2001). Fairfield City Heritage Collection, accessed 12/03/2026, https://heritagecollection.fairfieldcity.nsw.gov.au/nodes/view/4161
