Historic churches · Central Scotland
Catholic Apostolic Church
Catholic Apostolic Church — church building in Edinburgh, Scotland, UK.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 30 min–1 h
- Nearest railway station
- Edinburgh Waverley · 0.9 km
- Free entry
About
Catholic Apostolic Church is a historic church in the United Kingdom. Heritage designation: category A listed building. Wikidata describes it as: "church building in Edinburgh, Scotland, UK". Coordinates: 55.9597°, -3.1905°.
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Heritage listing
Mansfield Place Church is a church in Edinburgh. The Scottish neo-Romanseque building was designed by Sir Robert Rowand Anderson and completed in 1885. Now called the Mansfield Traquair Centre, it is located on Mansfield Place at the foot of Broughton Street.
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From the Wikipedia article
Mansfield Place Church is a church in Edinburgh. The Scottish neo-Romanseque building was designed by Sir Robert Rowand Anderson and completed in 1885. Now called the Mansfield Traquair Centre, it is located on Mansfield Place at the foot of Broughton Street.
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Background
History
Mansfield Place Church was built as a parish of the Catholic Apostolic Church. Architect Robert Rowand Anderson was commissioned by the Apostles of the church to build a new Edinburgh parish in 1872, after the church's original neoclassical building was outgrown. The building was consecrated in 1876. The absence of aisles in the church were designed to provide parishioners with an unobstructed view of the Catholic Apostolic Church's elaborate liturgy. The church's interior was decorated (1893–1901) by Phoebe Anna Traquair. This work, her best-known, has been called "Edinburgh’s Sistine Chapel". It is a Category A Listed Building. Following the death of the parish's last Catholic Apostolic…
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- Coordinates
- 55.9597, -3.1905
- District
- City of Edinburgh
- Postcode
- EH7 4BL
- Parliamentary constituency
- Edinburgh North and Leith
- Established
- 1876
- Nearest railway station
- Edinburgh Waverley — 0.9 km
- Official site
- www.inglebygallery.com
Sources
- wikidata: Q12951261 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Mansfield Place Church (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: Ceiling mural at Mansfield Traquair Centre.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Catholic Apostolic Church?
- Catholic Apostolic Church is in central Scotland, United Kingdom (postcode EH7 4BL).
- When was Catholic Apostolic Church built?
- Built or established in 1876.
- Is Catholic Apostolic Church a listed building?
- Catholic Apostolic Church is officially recognised as category A listed building listed.
- Is Catholic Apostolic Church free to visit?
- Yes, Catholic Apostolic Church is free to enter.
- How do I get to Catholic Apostolic Church?
- The nearest railway station is Edinburgh Waverley, about 0.9 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode EH7 4BL.