St. Mark's Church, Dublin

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St Mark's Church
St Mark's Pentecostal Church
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St Mark's Church in 2010
St. Mark's Church, Dublin
53°20′41.26″N6°15′3.7″W / 53.3447944°N 6.251028°W / 53.3447944; -6.251028
Address42A Pearse Street, Dublin
CountryIreland
Denomination Pentecostal
Previous denomination Church of Ireland
(1729 1971)
Associations Christian Churches Ireland (since 1987) [1]
Website stmarks.ie
History
Status
  • Church (1729 1971)
  • College (1971 1987)
  • Church (since 1987)
Founded1729
Dedication Mark the Evangelist
Consecrated 25 April 1757 (1757-04-25)
by Archbishop Charles Cobbe
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Heritage designationProtected
Architect(s) James Franklin Fuller (1878 repairs)
Architectural type Georgian Church
Completed1757
Closed1971 (by the Church of Ireland)
Specifications
Materials Limestone (calp) with granite dressings

St Mark's Church is a Pentecostal church located at 42A Pearse Street, Dublin, Ireland. The church is affiliated with Christian Churches Ireland, the Irish branch of the Assemblies of God. The church has two Sunday services; 10am and 11:45am.

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Built in 1729 as a Church of Ireland parish church, closed by the Anglicans in 1971, the building was acquired by Trinity College Dublin, before becoming a Pentecostal church in 1987. [2]

Church of Ireland ownership

The church building

The former Church of Ireland church building is a large building surrounded by a grassy churchyard, and was erected in 1729 [3] off what was then Great Brunswick Street, now Pearse Street. It was consecrated by the Church of Ireland Archbishop of Dublin, Charles Cobbe, on St Mark's Day, 25 April 1757.

Works were carried out on the church in 1853 by the Ecclesiastical Commissioners. [4]

The Church of Ireland closed the St Mark's Church in 1971. Its contents were distributed throughout the Church of Ireland, and the parish records were transferred to the Representative Church Body. After its closure the building was purchased by Trinity College Dublin which used it occasionally for exams and lectures.

In 1987 the building was purchased by the Family Worship Centre, a Pentecostal assembly, renovated, and re-opened as a place of worship. [5]

The parish

The former Church of Ireland congregation was formed from that of St Andrew's Church, Dublin by an 1707 Act of Parliament, [6] and corresponded to the civil parish of the same name.

The churchyard

The church was surrounded on three sides by a churchyard which contained a large number of graves. In the 18th and early 19th centuries it was a favourite target of body snatchers, owing to its proximity to Trinity College, which taught medicine. A wall was built around the churchyard to try to prevent access. In 1892-3 the wall was removed and a railing substituted. [6]

Notable parishioners

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References

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  2. Wright, George Newenham (2005). "An Historical Guide to the City of Dublin". Online book. Archived from the original on 31 October 2007. Retrieved 2 November 2008.
  3. Craig, Maurice (1969). Dublin: 1660–1860. Dublin: Allen Figgis. p. 324.
  4. "CO. DUBLIN, DUBLIN, PEARSE STREET, ST MARK'S CHURCH (CI) Dictionary of Irish Architects -". www.dia.ie. Retrieved 15 November 2023.
  5. "History". St Mark's Church. Family Worship Centre.
  6. 1 2 Cosgrave, Ephraim McDowel; Strangways, L.R. (1908). A Dictionary of Dublin (2nd ed.). Dublin: Sealy, Bryers and Walkers.
  7. "History: Famous people". St Ann's Church.
  8. "Katie Taylor and other Olympians speak openly of their faith". Ci News. 8 August 2012. Archived from the original on 27 September 2013. Retrieved 8 August 2012. Katie is a born-again Christian who regularly attends St Mark's Pentecostal Church on Dublin's Pearse Street.

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