St. Thomas's Church, Cathal Brugha Street

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St. Thomas's Church, Cathal Brugha Street

St. Thomas's Church, is a redundant Church of Ireland church on Cathal Brugha Street, Dublin.

History

The church was designed by the architect Fredrick G. Hicks and it was opened in 1931; [1] it won the 1932-33 Royal Institute of Architects Ireland Prize. It was built to replace St. Thomas's Church on Marlborough Street, which was destroyed by fire during the Irish Civil War in 1922. [2] It is situated on Cathal Brugha Street, between Findlater Place and Marlborough Street.

With the decline in Church of Ireland congregations, the parish of St. Thomas merged in 1966 with the parish of St. George. In 1990, the church was renamed the Church of St. Thomas and St. George. St. George's Brass Band moved to Cathal Brugha Street. [3] [4]

Over the years, a number of other Christian denominations were allowed to use the church, including Orthodox, Filipino Christians and the Anglican Igbo Speaking Community. [5] St. Thomas Indian Orthodox Church use the building for their weekly services, and from 2006 it became their parish church.

St. Thomas's ceased to be a Church of Ireland parish church in 2017. [6] When the parishes of Drumcondra and North Strand (Waterloo Avenue) served as the nearest parish churches for the Anglican community. [7] In 2021, there was a movement to return the church to its parishioners and in September 2023 the church reopened for worship. [8] [9]

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References

  1. "1931 – St. Thomas Church of Ireland, Cathal Brugha Street, Dublin". archiseek.com.
  2. "Urban Planning and the Church of St Thomas" (PDF). iarc.ie. Irish Architecture Archive.
  3. "St. Georges Brass Band Dublin". hooley.ie.
  4. "St. Georges Brass Band website". stgeorgesbrassband.ie.
  5. "News: New Igbo Praise Centre Means Many Can Worship in Their Own Language". United Diocese of Dublin and Glendalough. 4 April 2016.
  6. "News: End of an Era as Final Parish Service Held in St George and St Thomas's". Church of Ireland. 24 April 2017.
  7. Wyatt, Tim (19 March 2021). "Dispute breaks out over future of redundant parish church in Dublin". Church Times.
  8. Conneely, Ailbhe (7 March 2021). "Future of St George and St Thomas' Church 'under active consideration'". rte.ie.
  9. "Holy Communion in St George and St Thomas's". dublin.anglican.org. 23 September 2023.

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