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St George's Church, Barcelona

St George's Church (Catalan: Església anglicana de Sant Jordi; Spanish: Iglesia anglicana de San Jorge) is an Anglican church in Barcelona, Spain. It is part of the Diocese in Europe of the Church of England.

The church conducts English-language services of Christian worship in Barcelona. It is located in the Sant Gervasi – la Bonanova district, and the nearest Barcelona Metro station is Avinguda Tibidabo.

History

Interior of St George's Church

During the mid-19th century, Church of England worship was held in the official residence of the British Consul in Barcelona.

With the support of the Colonial & Continental Church Society (C&CCS), the Consul-General and the British community in Barcelona raised funds to erect a church at Rosellon 250 (Carrer de Rosseló), close to the junction of Passeig de Gracia and Avinguda Diagonal. The new church was built in 1904-05 and was consecrated in May 1905.

Between 1936 and 1945, St George's was temporarily closed during the Spanish Civil War and World War II.

In 1971–72, a new building was constructed, and in July 1972 St George's Church moved to the present building on Carrer d’Horaci in the north-west of the city. It was consecrated on 6 May 1973.

See also

References

  1. ^ "Place - Antiga Església anglicana de Sant Jordi (Barcelona, España)". pares.mcu.es (in Spanish). Retrieved 26 May 2021.
  2. ^ Church, St George's. "Find Us - St George's Church". St. George's Church. Retrieved 15 April 2019.
  3. ^ "Our Partners". St. George's Church. Retrieved 15 April 2019.
  4. ^ Time Out Barcelona 14th edition. Ebury Publishing. 2011. ISBN 9781407011745. Retrieved 15 April 2019.
  5. ^ Church, St. George's. "Our History . St George's Church". St. George's Church. Archived from the original on 15 April 2019. Retrieved 15 April 2019.