Our Lady of the Rosary Church, Saint Peter Port

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Our Lady of the Rosary Church
Notre Dame Du Rosaire Church
Our Lady of the Rosary Church, Saint Peter Port
Location Saint Peter Port
CountryFlag of Guernsey.svg  Guernsey
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom
Denomination Roman Catholic Church
Architecture
Completed1829

The Our Lady of the Rosary Church [1] Also Notre Dame Du Rosaire church [2] is the name given to a religious building that is affiliated with the Catholic Church and is located in the town of Saint Peter Port in Guernsey, [3] a dependency of the British Crown, part of the Channel Islands.

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The church follows the Latin or Roman rite and is located within the Roman Catholic Diocese of Portsmouth (Dioecesis Portus Magni) based in Portsmouth, England, UK.

History

The church was originally dedicated to St. Mary and opened in September 1829, [4] being closed temporarily in 1851 after the opening of the Church of St. Joseph.

It was reopened in 1860 being placed in the hands of French religious and dedicated to Our Lady of the Rosary. It was restored between 1961 and 1962.

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Coordinates: 49°27′12″N2°32′26″W / 49.453222°N 2.540611°W / 49.453222; -2.540611