Corpus Christi Roman Catholic Church, Maiden Lane

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Corpus Christi
Corpus Christi Catholic Church, Maiden Lane
Corpus Christi Shrine Church
Auxiliary Bishop(s)
Nicholas Hudson
RectorFr Alan Robinson, KHS
Corpus Christi Church, Maiden Lane

Corpus Christi Roman Catholic Church, Maiden Lane, is a

Roman Catholic church in Maiden Lane, Covent Garden, in the Westminster City Council area of London, England. The church building, in Early English Gothic style, is grade II listed and was designed by F. H. Pownall; it was “specifically devoted to the adoration of the Blessed Sacrament.”[1][2][3]

History

The site was leased to the parish by the

Corpus Christi
"as an act of reparation for the indignities offered to the Blessed Sacrament in this country in the sixteenth century and since". It was not consecrated until 1956 when the debt was finally cleared.

One of the early parish priests was Fr Francis Stanfield who wrote two famous hymns: 'Sweet Sacrament Divine' and 'O Sacred Heart'.

The church features in Graham Greene’s novel "The End of the Affair".

Interior

The main altar and reredos is by Thomas Earp, who may also have carved the altar in the Sacred Heart chapel. The statue of the Sacred Heart is a replacement in the recent restoration (2018).

The stained glass windows may be by

Mayer
.

The Lady Chapel, designed after the Holy House in Loreto, contains a statue of Our Lady of Walsingham which was installed and blessed by Bishop Alan Hopes of East Anglia in September 2015. The statue of Our Lady of Walsingham was carved specially for the chapel by studio Stuflesser in Italy. The stained glass in the Shrine Chapel shows the Coronation of the Virgin.

Near the sanctuary steps is a bronze statue of St Tarcisius, the Roman boy martyr, by Karin Jonzen.

There is a statue of

Catholic Stage Guild.[4] It is also home to the Latin Mass Society
.

A shrine for Blessed Carlo Acutis, carved by Ferdinand Stuflesser in Italy and including a relic, was unveiled on his feast day on 12 October, 2022.[5] A statue of St. Gianna Molla, carved by Ferdinand Stuflesser, was unveiled on 29 April, 2023.

Restoration

The church has undergone extensive renovation costing £1.5 million to remove the 1970s paint. It was re-opened by Vincent Cardinal Nichols, Archbishop of Westminster, in 2018, who dedicated the new Diocesan Shrine to the Blessed Sacrament. The new Stations of the Cross were sculpted by Arthur Fleischmann and donated in his memory by his widow.[6] A new Sodality in honour of the Blessed Sacrament has been set up at this church.

Gallery

  • interior
    interior
  • altar
    altar
  • Statue of Our Lady of Walsingham
    Statue of Our Lady of Walsingham
  • Carlo Acutis shrine
    Carlo Acutis shrine
  • statue of St Gianna Molla
    statue of St Gianna Molla
  • The Shrine chapel
    The Shrine chapel
  • stained-glass
    stained-glass

References

  1. ^ "Maiden Lane - Corpus Christi". Taking Stock.
  2. ^ "History". Corpus Christi Catholic Church Maiden Lane. 29 April 2017.
  3. ^ Vipers, Fr Chris. "Corpus Christi, Maiden Lane A Hidden Gem" (PDF). Catholic Association of Performing Arts.
  4. ^ "Scene change for actors' church". The Times. 18 February 2017.
  5. ^ "London: Shrine for Bl Carlo Acutis unveiled". Independent Catholic News. 16 October 2022.
  6. ^ Robinson, Fr Alan (30 June 2017). "THE RESTORATION OF CORPUS CHRISTI". Corpus Christi Catholic Church Maiden Lane.

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