St Peter's Church, Edinburgh
| St Peter's Church | ||
|---|---|---|
Style Italianate | | |
| Administration | ||
| Province | St Andrews and Edinburgh | |
| Archdiocese | St Andrews and Edinburgh | |
| Deanery | St Giles[2] | |
St Peter's Church is a
The parish church, designed by Sir Robert Lorimer, was built from 1906 to 1907, and the nave was extended from 1928 to 1929. It is situated on the corner of Falcon Avenue and Falcon Gardens, to the east of Morningside Road. It is a category A listed building.[3]
History
Foundation
The church was founded by
Construction
Perceiving the need for a new parish to serve Morningside, on 31 March 1905 Archbishop James Smith arranged for Fr Gray to leave his post at St Patrick's and take charge of the new parish of St Peter's. Gray engaged Robert Lorimer to design the church in 1905. Lorimer also designed St Andrew's Garrison Church in Aldershot and Knightswood St Margaret's Parish Church. Construction started in 1906 and the church was opened on 25 April 1907.[3]
In 1927, Robert Lorimer was knighted and the next year in 1928, work began to extend the nave of the church, again under the direction of Lorimer. In 1929, it was completed.[1]
Developments
Following the liturgical reforms of the
Parish
The church has one Sunday Mass at 11:30 am. Usually, there are Masses or Liturgy of the Word at 9 am from Monday to Friday.[2]
From 2017 the parishes in Edinburgh were organised into clusters to better co-ordinate their resources. St Peter's is one of four parishes in Cluster 4 along with
References
- ^ a b c d Edinburgh, Falcon Avenue, St Peter's Roman Catholic Church from British Listed Buildings. Retrieved 20 July 2017
- ^ a b Parishes from Archdiocese of St Andrews and Edinburgh. Retrieved 20 July 2017
- ^ a b c Edinburgh, Morningside, 77 Falcon Avenue, St Peter's Roman Catholic Church And Presbytery House from Canmore. Retrieved 20 July 2017
- ^ "Parish clusters" (PDF). Archdiocese-edinburgh.com. Retrieved 26 October 2017.