St Lawrence's Church, Dingwall

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St. Lawrence's Church, Dingwall
St. Lawrence's Roman Catholic Church, Dingwall
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St Lawrence's Church, Dingwall
St. Lawrence's Church, Dingwall
Location Dingwall, Ross-Shire
Country Scotland
Denomination Roman Catholic
Website Official website
History
Status Parish church
Architecture
Functional status
Active
ArchitectWilliam C Joass
Architectural type
Church
Style Gothic
Completed1902
Administration
Diocese Aberdeen
Deanery St. Joseph's
Clergy
Priest Fr Andrzej Niski

St. Lawrence's Church, Dingwall is a Roman Catholic church in the town of Dingwall, Ross-shire, in Scotland and is a part of the RC Diocese of Aberdeen. The building is significant for the high quality of its stained glass windows and carved woodwork.

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History

The church was opened on 29 July 1902. The chief subscriber was Mr Duncan Chisholm of Pitglassie. The church contains stained glass windows depicting St Jude, St Lawrence and St Anthony by Dom Ninian Sloane of Pluscarden Abbey. Also of note are the detailed carved shrine surrounds by Brother Auer of Fort Augustus Abbey whose brother was a parish priest of the church in the 1930s. [1]

References

  1. "St. Lawrence's Catholic Church". St Lawrence's. Retrieved 7 December 2019.

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