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St David's Church, Dalkeith

Coordinates: 55°53′27″N 3°04′33″W / 55.890868°N 3.075931°W / 55.890868; -3.075931
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St David's Church
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St David's Church is located in Midlothian
St David's Church
St David's Church
Location in Midlothian
55°53′27″N 3°04′33″W / 55.890868°N 3.075931°W / 55.890868; -3.075931
OS grid referenceNT328669
LocationDalkeith, Midlothian
CountryUnited Kingdom
DenominationRoman Catholic
WebsiteStDavidsDalkeith.co.uk
History
StatusActive
Founded1853 (1853)
Founder(s)Cecil Chetwynd Kerr, Marchioness of Lothian
DedicationSaint David of Scotland
Architecture
Functional statusParish church
Heritage designationCategory A listed
Designated18 October 1976[1]
Architect(s)Joseph Hansom
Groundbreaking1853
Completed21 May 1854
Administration
ProvinceSt Andrews and Edinburgh
ArchdioceseSt Andrews and Edinburgh
DeanerySt David's East and Midlothian[2]

St David's Church is a Roman Catholic Parish church in Dalkeith, Midlothian. It was founded in 1854 by Cecil Chetwynd Kerr, Marchioness of Lothian. It was designed by Joseph Hansom and is a category A listed building.[3]

History

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Cecil Chetwynd Kerr, Marchioness of Lothian was a follower of the Oxford movement. Her spiritual advisor John Henry Newman was a leading thinker in the group. She had built St John's church in Jedburgh for the Episcopalian church. After she converted to Catholicism in 1851, Lady Lothian decided to build a church for the Catholic population in Dalkeith.[4] Joseph Hansom was the church architect and building started in 1853.[3] 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 Lothian invited the Society of Jesus to serve the parish.[5]

The church's founder died on a religious visit to Rome in 1877, but her body was buried in this church at the foot of the altar.[4]

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.[3]

Parish

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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.[2]

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.[2]

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 Loreto School in Musselburgh was moved to St David’s.[3][5]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Historic Environment Scotland. "ESKBANK ROAD, ST DAVID'S CHURCH (ROMAN CATHOLIC), WITH BOUNDARY WALLS AND GATEPIERS (Category A Listed Building) (LB24355)". Retrieved 24 February 2019.
  2. ^ a b c Parishes from Roman Catholic Archdiocese of St Andrews and Edinburgh retrieved at 14 March 2014
  3. ^ a b c d St David's, Dalkeith from Scotland's Churches Trust retrieved 14 March 2014
  4. ^ a b "Kerr, Cecil Chetwynd [née Lady Cecil Chetwynd Chetwynd-Talbot], marchioness of Lothian (1808–1877), Roman Catholic convert | Oxford Dictionary of National Biography". www.oxforddnb.com. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/40737. Retrieved 13 December 2019.
  5. ^ a b Church history Archived 2014-03-15 at the Wayback Machine from St David's Dalkeith retrieved 14 March 2014
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