St David's Church, Dalkeith
St David's Church | |
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Front entrance | |
St David's Church Location in Midlothian | |
Coordinates: 55°53′27″N 3°04′33″W / 55.890868°N 3.075931°W / 55.890868; -3.075931 | |
OS grid reference | NT328669 |
Location | Dalkeith, Midlothian |
Country | United Kingdom |
Denomination | Roman Catholic |
Website | StDavidsDalkeith.co.uk |
History | |
Status | Active |
Founded | 1853 (1853) |
Founder(s) | Lady Cecil of Lothian |
Dedication | Saint David of Scotland |
Architecture | |
Functional status | Parish church |
Heritage designation | Category A listed |
Architect(s) | Joseph Hansom |
Groundbreaking | 1853 |
Completed | 21 May 1854 |
Administration | |
Deanery | St David's East and Midlothian[1] |
Archdiocese | St Andrews and Edinburgh |
Province | St Andrews and Edinburgh |
St David's Church is a Roman Catholic Parish church in Dalkeith, Midlothian. It was founded in 1854 by Lady Cecil, the wife of John Kerr, 7th Marquess of Lothian and daughter of Charles Chetwynd-Talbot, 2nd Earl Talbot. It was designed by Joseph Hansom and is a category A listed building.[2]
Contents
1 History
2 Parish
3 See also
4 References
5 External links
History
After she converted to Catholicism, Lady Cecil of Lothian decided to build a church for the local Catholic population. Joseph Hansom was the church architect and building started in 1853.[2] On 21 May 1854, the church opened and a Fr Mackay was the first parish priest. In 1858, he was replaced by a Fr J. S. McCorry. In 1860, Lady Cecil invited the Society of Jesus to serve the parish.[3]
In 1944, the Jesuits left the parish and handed over administration of the church to the Archdiocese of St Andrews and Edinburgh who continue to serve the congregation.[2]
Parish
The church has two Sunday Masses. There is one at 6:00pm on Saturday evening, the other is at 11:00am on Sunday morning. There are weekday Masses at 9:00am on Tuesday, Thursday and Friday.[1]
Also in the parish is the St Luke and St Anne Church in Mayfield, Midlothian. It was founded in 1948 and the church was built in 1971. There is a Sunday Mass there at 9:30am on Sunday morning. There are weekday Masses at 9:00am on Monday and Wednesday.[1]
The church has a relationship with St David's School. It was opened in 1854. In 1876, the Sisters of Mercy came from St. Catherine’s Convent in Edinburgh to take over the teaching. In 1940, they left the school. In 1966, part of the Loretto School in Musselburgh was moved to St. David’s.[2]
See also
- Society of Jesus
References
^ abc Parishes from Roman Catholic Archdiocese of St Andrews and Edinburgh retrieved at 14 March 2014
^ abcd St David's, Dalkeith from Scotland's Churches Trust retrieved 14 March 2014
^ Church history Archived 2014-03-15 at the Wayback Machine. from St David's Dalkeith retrieved 14 March 2014
External links
- St David's Parish site
- St David's High School site