St Francis Xavier Church, Hereford

Coordinates: 52°03′18″N 2°43′01″W / 52.0551°N 2.7169°W / 52.0551; -2.7169
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St Francis Xavier Church
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St Francis Xavier Church is a

Archdiocese of Cardiff
.

History

The foundation stone of St Francis Xavier’s was laid 19 September 1837 and

Archdiocese of Cardiff. In 1992, administration of it reverted to the abbey.[2]

The church contains a relic, the hand of St John Kemble a Catholic martyr, who was executed in nearby Widemarsh Common on 22 August 1679. He was beatified in 1929 by Pope Pius XI and canonized on 25 October 1970 by Pope Paul VI. His feast day is 22 August.

Architecture

The exterior comprises columns and a

Ionic columns.[1]

Parish

There are three Sunday Masses every week. One is on Saturday evening at 6:00pm, the other two are at 8:00am and 10:00am on Sunday morning. There is a

Traditional Latin Mass on the last Sunday of every month at 12:15pm.[5]

The church also has a relationship with the nearby St Francis Xavier RC Primary School.[6]

See also

  • Society of Jesus

References

  1. ^ a b c d British listed buildings retrieved 16 August 2013
  2. ^ a b ShowMeEngland.co.uk retrieved 16 August 2013
  3. ^ Belmont Abbey History retrieved 2 September 2013
  4. ^ SFX Hereford retrieved 16 August 2013
  5. Archdiocese of Cardiff
    , retrieved 8 December 2014
  6. ^ Spirituality from St Francis Xavier's RC Primary School, retrieved 8 December 2014

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