St. John the Evangelist, Sandymount

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Church of Saint John the Evangelist, Sandymount

St. John the Evangelist, Sandymount is an Anglican church in Sandymount, Dublin, Ireland which is part of the Diocese of Dublin and Glendalough. [1] [2] Dedicated to John the Evangelist, the church was designed by architect Benjamin Ferrey and established in 1850 by the Earl of Pembroke's brother, Sidney Herbert, 1st Baron Herbert of Lea. [3] Initially a chapel-of-ease in the parish of Donnybrook, it is now a trustee/non-parochial church in the Church of Ireland.

St John's is one of only a few Anglo Catholic churches in Ireland. Its use of high church liturgy, incense, candles, Stations of the Cross and weekly Eucharist, lead to conflicts with Irish unionists in the past. [4] St John's was home to the Community of St. John the Evangelist, the first Anglican order of nuns in Ireland.

References

  1. ↑ "Parishes". dublin.anglican.org. The United Dioceses of Dublin and Glendalough (Church of Ireland).
  2. ↑ "Sandymount St John the Evangelist, Diocese of Dublin & Glendalough - Church of Ireland - A Member of the Anglican Communion". churchofireland.org.
  3. ↑ "The Unique Story of the Church of St John the Evangelist, Dublin, in the Nineteenth Century". churchofirelandhist.org. 6 November 2019.
  4. ↑ "Broad church – Alyson Gavin Lysaght on the Anglican Church of St John the Evangelist in Sandymount". The Irish Times . 13 April 2025.

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