St Anne's Church, Glasgow

St Anne's Church is a parish of the Roman Catholic Church in Glasgow, Scotland, in the Archdiocese of Glasgow. The parish church, situated on Whitevale Street in the Dennistoun area, is a category A listed building.[1]

St Anne's Church
St Anne's Church is located in Central Glasgow
St Anne's Church
St Anne's Church
Location in Glasgow
55°51′21″N 4°13′06″W / 55.855742°N 4.218421°W / 55.855742; -4.218421
LocationDennistoun, Glasgow
CountryScotland
DenominationRoman Catholic
WebsiteSt Anne's, Glasgow
History
StatusParish church
DedicationSaint Anne
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Heritage designationCategory A listed
Designated27 November 1979[1]
Architect(s)Jack Coia
StyleRomanesque, Byzantine
Groundbreaking1932
Completed1933
Administration
ProvinceGlasgow
ArchdioceseGlasgow
DeaneryCity East[2]
Clergy
ArchbishopMost Reverend Philip Tartaglia PhB STD
Priest in chargeRev Krzysztof Olejnik SChr
Priest(s)Rev Leszek Rygiewicz SChr

History

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The parish was established in 1899 to serve Catholics in Glasgow's East End. The first church was built on David Street in the Gallowgate area, and a parochial school added. Eventually, the parish outgrew both church and school, and so on the advice of Archbishop Donald MacKintosh, the school was expanded into the church. The parish acquired land from the Daughters of Charity of Saint Vincent de Paul which they had used for a children's refuge and hostel, and the new church was constructed there in 1933.[3]

The architect was Jack Coia, who designed the church in a mixture of Romanesque and Byzantine Revival styles.[4] Coia would design around 30 buildings for the Catholic Church.

The church takes its cruciform shape from a series of semi-circular reinforced concrete portals converging on a central apex. Archbishop Mario Conti described St Anne's as the "Jewel of the Archdiocese".[5]

Parish

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The church has four Sunday Masses, at 5:00pm on Saturday and at 10:00am, 11:30am and 6:00pm on Sunday. There are also weekday Masses at 10:00am.[6]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b 17-19 Whitevale Street, St Anne's Church, Glasgow from British listed buildings, retrieved 7 November 2017
  2. ^ Parishes from Archdiocese of Glasgow, retrieved 4 June 2016
  3. ^ St. Ann's Catholic Church, Discover Glasgow
  4. ^ St Anne's Church, Glasgow from British Listed Buildings, retrieved 7 November 2017
  5. ^ ScotCities website, Retrieved 8 November 2017.
  6. ^ Archdiocese of Glasgow website, Retrieved 8 November 2017.