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St George's Church, Lisbon

May 04, 2024

St George's Church is the only English speaking Anglican congregation in Lisbon, Portugal. It is located at Rua São Jorge 6, north of the Estrela Garden.

St George's Church, Lisbon
38°42′59″N 9°09′38″W / 38.71641°N 9.16045°W / 38.71641; -9.16045
LocationRua São Jorge 6, Lisbon
CountryPortugal
DenominationChurch of England
WebsiteAnglican Church of St George and St Paul, Lisbon
History
DedicationSaint George
Consecrated17 March 1889
Architecture
Architect(s)John Medland and
Charles Edward Powell
StyleRomanesque Revival
Years built1889
Administration
ProvinceCanterbury
DioceseEurope
ArchdeaconryGibraltar
ParishAnglican Church of St George and St Paul, Lisbon
Clergy
Chaplain(s)Rev. Elizabeth Bendry
Rev. Iain Bendry (Assistant Chaplain)
Rev. Frances le Blanc
Rev. Paula Rennie

History edit

In 1654 a treaty between Lord Protector Oliver Cromwell of England and King John IV of Portugal (signed on his behalf by João Rodrigues de Sá e Menezes, Count of Penaguião) allowed English residents in Portugal to "profess their own Religion in private houses... and that finally a Place be allowed for them to bury their dead". A chaplaincy was established, with services held in the home of the British Envoy.[1]

 
The original church, built in 1822 and destroyed by a fire in 1886.

Cemetery edit

Main article: British Cemetery, Lisbon

Although a burial ground had been promised by the 1654 treaty, implementation was thwarted by the Portuguese Inquisition. Land was finally leased in 1717;[2] the first burial was that of Francis La Roche, a Huguenot refugee, who died in 1724.[3]

Notable burials in the cemetery include the tombs of the writer Henry Fielding, of hymn-writer Philip Doddridge, of merchant David de Pury, astronomer Carl Ludwig Christian Rümker, Field Marshal of the Portuguese land army Christian August, Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont[4] and diplomat Thomas Barclay.

The cemetery includes 31 Commonwealth War Graves: five from the First World War and 26 from the Second.[5] 29 are in individual plots; two are in private family vaults. They include members of the British Army, Royal Navy, Royal Air Force, Royal Canadian Air Force, Merchant Navy and British Overseas Airways Corporation.

Count Miklós Horthy, a Calvinist former Vice Admiral in the Austro-Hungarian Navy and Regent of Hungary, died in exile in Portugal and was buried in the cemetery, along with his wife and son. In 1993 they were exhumed, and re-interred in the Horthy family mausoleum in Kenderes.[6]

Church building edit

Anglicans in Portugal petitioned for permission to build a church, but until the early 19th century the Portuguese Inquisition prevailed on the monarch not to grant it. A church of St George the Martyr was built in the cemetery in 1822. That church was consecrated in 1843[7] but was damaged by earthquake in 1859.[8] It was rebuilt, but burnt down in 1886. The present church was designed by the London-based architects John Medland and Charles Edward Powell and consecrated in 1889.[1] It is a Romanesque Revival building with a narthex, blind arcades and rose window on its west front. The windows are by Lavers & Westlake.[9]

Anglican Church of St George and St Paul, Lisbon edit

In 1984, St George's Church, Lisbon was amalgamated with St Paul's Church, Estoril to form the Greater Lisbon Chaplaincy,[1] and is part of the Diocese in Europe of the Church of England. It is now named the Anglican Church of St George and St Paul, Lisbon.

Chaplains edit

Chaplains of St George's edit

In the early years there were many long periods of interregnum.[10] The last of these was from 1800 to 1812, due to the Peninsular War.

Chaplains of the Greater Lisbon Chaplaincy edit

Fincham pipe organ edit

When the existing church was designed, traditional choir stalls were included in front of the Sanctuary and Henry Fincham of London built and installed a two-manual pipe organ for £526.[23] It has 25 ranks with 61-note compass of the manuals and 30-note compass of the pedals. There were two minor changes to the Great organ which, in its original state, did not include mutation stops. The organ was restored in 1971.[24]

This is the current disposition of the organ after 125 years of use:

Great – I

  • 8' Open Diapason
  • 8' Lieblich Gedacht
  • 8' Gambe
  • 4' Principal
  • 22⁄3' Nazard
  • 2' Fifteenth
  • 13⁄5' Tierce
  • 8' Corno de Bassetto
  • 8' Trumpet

Pedal

  • 16' Grande Open Diapason
  • 16' Bourdon

Swell – II

  • 16' Double Open Diapason
  • 8' Horn Diapason
  • 8' Stopped Diapason
  • 8' Vox Angelica
  • 8' Voix Celeste
  • 4' Principal
  • 4' Flûte a Cheminee
  • 2' Fifteenth
  • III Mixture
  • 8' Cornopean
  • 8' Hautboy
  • 8' Vox Humana
  • Swell Tremulant
  • Swell to Great Super
  • Swell to Great
  • Swell to Pedal
  • Great to Pedal
  • Swell shades open catch mechanism
  • 5 pre-set piston shoes

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ a b c "The History of St George's Church". Greater Lisbon Chaplaincy. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
  2. ^ Hampton, John D and Staines, EN, History of the Lisbon Chaplaincy, 1989, 2nd edition, St George's Church Council, p 21.
  3. ^ Hampton, John D and Staines, EN, History of the Lisbon Chaplaincy, 1989, 2nd edition, St George's Church Council, p 23.
  4. ^ Hampton, John D and Staines, EN, History of the Lisbon Chaplaincy, 1989, 2nd edition, St George's Church Council, p 32.
  5. ^ "Lisbon (St George) British Churchyard". Cemetery details. Commonwealth War Graves Commission. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
  6. ^ "Braham, Randolph L, "The Reinterment and Political Rehabilitation of Miklós Horthy", Slavic Almanach, Vol 2, 1993, pp 137-140 via Hungarian Spectrum, 15 September 2013". 15 September 2013. Retrieved 14 December 2020.
  7. ^ Hampton, John D and Staines, EN, History of the Lisbon Chaplaincy, 1989, 2nd edition, St George's Church Council, p 43.
  8. ^ Hampton, John D and Staines, EN, History of the Lisbon Chaplaincy, 1989, 2nd edition, St George's Church Council, p 44.
  9. ^ "Lisbon Anglicans: St George's – The Windows". Retrieved 14 December 2020.
  10. ^ Hampton, John D and Staines, EN, History of the Lisbon Chaplaincy, 1989, 2nd edition, St George's Church Council, pp 67-69.
  11. ^ "Clergy of the Church of England Database: Michael Geddes 124533". Retrieved 14 December 2020.
  12. ^ "Clergy of the Church of England Database: Joseph Simms 3332". Retrieved 14 December 2020.
  13. ^ Hampton, John D and Staines, EN, History of the Lisbon Chaplaincy, 1989, 2nd edition, St George's Church Council, p 51.
  14. ^ Crockford's Clerical Directory, 2006-07, 99th edition, p 23.
  15. ^ Crockford's Clerical Directory, 2006-07, 99th edition, p 691.
  16. ^ Crockford's Clerical Directory, 2006-07, 99th edition, p 112.
  17. ^ "Church Times, 14 September 2012". Retrieved 14 December 2020.
  18. ^ "Church Times, 22 February 2013". Retrieved 14 December 2020.
  19. ^ "Church Times, 8 August 2014". Retrieved 14 December 2020.
  20. ^ "Church Times, 16 September 2016". Retrieved 14 December 2020.
  21. ^ "Church Times, 1 June 2019". Retrieved 14 December 2020.
  22. ^ "Church Times, 9 October 2020".
  23. ^ "Finchams: Henry Fincham". Retrieved 14 December 2020.
  24. ^ Hampton, John D and Staines, EN, History of the Lisbon Chaplaincy, 1989, 2nd edition, St George's Church Council, p 64.

External links edit

 
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St George s Church is the only English speaking Anglican congregation in Lisbon Portugal It is located at Rua Sao Jorge 6 north of the Estrela Garden St George s Church Lisbon38 42 59 N 9 09 38 W 38 71641 N 9 16045 W 38 71641 9 16045LocationRua Sao Jorge 6 LisbonCountryPortugalDenominationChurch of EnglandWebsiteAnglican Church of St George and St Paul LisbonHistoryDedicationSaint GeorgeConsecrated17 March 1889ArchitectureArchitect s John Medland andCharles Edward PowellStyleRomanesque RevivalYears built1889AdministrationProvinceCanterburyDioceseEuropeArchdeaconryGibraltarParishAnglican Church of St George and St Paul LisbonClergyChaplain s Rev Elizabeth Bendry Rev Iain Bendry Assistant Chaplain Rev Frances le Blanc Rev Paula Rennie Contents 1 History 2 Cemetery 3 Church building 4 Anglican Church of St George and St Paul Lisbon 5 Chaplains 5 1 Chaplains of St George s 5 2 Chaplains of the Greater Lisbon Chaplaincy 6 Fincham pipe organ 7 See also 8 References 9 External linksHistory editIn 1654 a treaty between Lord Protector Oliver Cromwell of England and King John IV of Portugal signed on his behalf by Joao Rodrigues de Sa e Menezes Count of Penaguiao allowed English residents in Portugal to profess their own Religion in private houses and that finally a Place be allowed for them to bury their dead A chaplaincy was established with services held in the home of the British Envoy 1 nbsp The original church built in 1822 and destroyed by a fire in 1886 Cemetery editMain article British Cemetery Lisbon Although a burial ground had been promised by the 1654 treaty implementation was thwarted by the Portuguese Inquisition Land was finally leased in 1717 2 the first burial was that of Francis La Roche a Huguenot refugee who died in 1724 3 Notable burials in the cemetery include the tombs of the writer Henry Fielding of hymn writer Philip Doddridge of merchant David de Pury astronomer Carl Ludwig Christian Rumker Field Marshal of the Portuguese land army Christian August Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont 4 and diplomat Thomas Barclay The cemetery includes 31 Commonwealth War Graves five from the First World War and 26 from the Second 5 29 are in individual plots two are in private family vaults They include members of the British Army Royal Navy Royal Air Force Royal Canadian Air Force Merchant Navy and British Overseas Airways Corporation Count Miklos Horthy a Calvinist former Vice Admiral in the Austro Hungarian Navy and Regent of Hungary died in exile in Portugal and was buried in the cemetery along with his wife and son In 1993 they were exhumed and re interred in the Horthy family mausoleum in Kenderes 6 Church building editAnglicans in Portugal petitioned for permission to build a church but until the early 19th century the Portuguese Inquisition prevailed on the monarch not to grant it A church of St George the Martyr was built in the cemetery in 1822 That church was consecrated in 1843 7 but was damaged by earthquake in 1859 8 It was rebuilt but burnt down in 1886 The present church was designed by the London based architects John Medland and Charles Edward Powell and consecrated in 1889 1 It is a Romanesque Revival building with a narthex blind arcades and rose window on its west front The windows are by Lavers amp Westlake 9 Anglican Church of St George and St Paul Lisbon editIn 1984 St George s Church Lisbon was amalgamated with St Paul s Church Estoril to form the Greater Lisbon Chaplaincy 1 and is part of the Diocese in Europe of the Church of England It is now named the Anglican Church of St George and St Paul Lisbon Chaplains editChaplains of St George s edit In the early years there were many long periods of interregnum 10 The last of these was from 1800 to 1812 due to the Peninsular War Zachary Cradock 1656 to 1660 subsequently Provost of Eton Thomas Marsden 1661 to 1663 Michael Geddes 1678 to 1688 subsequently Chancellor of Salisbury Cathedral 11 John Colbatch 1688 to 1698 subsequently Knightbridge Professor of Philosophy at Cambridge Jonathan Swift appointed 1702 but never went to Lisbon subsequently well known as a satirist and Dean of St Patrick s Cathedral Dublin Joseph Wilcocks 1709 to 1714 subsequently Bishop of Gloucester and then concurrently Bishop of Rochester and Dean of Westminster Joseph Simms 1721 1734 subsequently Prebendary of Lincoln Cathedral and St Paul s Cathedral 12 Staveley Parker 1743 to 1749 John Williamson 1749 to 1763 William Allen 1763 to 1782 Herbert Hill 1782 to 1800 Robert Marrat Miller 1812 to 1818 Thomas Hurford Siely 1819 to 1840 George Sayle Prior 1841 to 1861 Thomas Kenworthy Brown 1861 to 1867 Thomas Godfrey Pembroke Pope 1867 to 1902 invited to become the bishop of the Lusitanian Church in 1889 but which he declined 13 William Hawkesley Westall 1902 to 1907 Edward Pilcher Lewis 1907 to 1915 Joseph Henry Morton Nodder 1915 to 1924 Charles James Hamilton Dobson 1925 to 1930 Cyril Gerald Holland 1930 to 1935 Herbert Pentin 1936 to 1937 Harry Frank Fulford Williams 1937 to 1945 Hugh Farie 1945 to 1959 Robert William Scrymgour Dand 1960 to 1966 Henry Chatfield Jude 1966 to 1976 Victor Andrew Joseph Ravensdale 1977 to 1984 Chaplains of the Greater Lisbon Chaplaincy edit Kenneth William Alfred Roberts 1984 to 1986 Anthony Hughes Ashdown 1987 to 1990 14 John Kenneth Robinson 1991 to 2000 15 subsequently Dean of Gibraltar Michael Bullock OGS 2000 16 2012 17 Nigel Leslie Stimpson 2013 18 2014 19 Frank Sawyer 2016 20 2019 21 Elizabeth Bendry since 2020 22 Fincham pipe organ editWhen the existing church was designed traditional choir stalls were included in front of the Sanctuary and Henry Fincham of London built and installed a two manual pipe organ for 526 23 It has 25 ranks with 61 note compass of the manuals and 30 note compass of the pedals There were two minor changes to the Great organ which in its original state did not include mutation stops The organ was restored in 1971 24 This is the current disposition of the organ after 125 years of use Great I 8 Open Diapason 8 Lieblich Gedacht 8 Gambe 4 Principal 22 3 Nazard 2 Fifteenth 13 5 Tierce 8 Corno de Bassetto 8 Trumpet Pedal 16 Grande Open Diapason 16 Bourdon Swell II 16 Double Open Diapason 8 Horn Diapason 8 Stopped Diapason 8 Vox Angelica 8 Voix Celeste 4 Principal 4 Flute a Cheminee 2 Fifteenth III Mixture 8 Cornopean 8 Hautboy 8 Vox Humana Swell Tremulant Swell to Great Super Swell to Great Swell to Pedal Great to Pedal Swell shades open catch mechanism 5 pre set piston shoesSee also editSt James Church Porto St Andrew s Church Lisbon Church of Scotland Estrela Basilica Roman Catholic church and Carmelite convent nearbyReferences edit a b c The History of St George s Church Greater Lisbon Chaplaincy Retrieved 13 August 2014 Hampton John D and Staines EN History of the Lisbon Chaplaincy 1989 2nd edition St George s Church Council p 21 Hampton John D and Staines EN History of the Lisbon Chaplaincy 1989 2nd edition St George s Church Council p 23 Hampton John D and Staines EN History of the Lisbon Chaplaincy 1989 2nd edition St George s Church Council p 32 Lisbon St George British Churchyard Cemetery details Commonwealth War Graves Commission Retrieved 13 August 2014 Braham Randolph L The Reinterment and Political Rehabilitation of Miklos Horthy Slavic Almanach Vol 2 1993 pp 137 140 via Hungarian Spectrum 15 September 2013 15 September 2013 Retrieved 14 December 2020 Hampton John D and Staines EN History of the Lisbon Chaplaincy 1989 2nd edition St George s Church Council p 43 Hampton John D and Staines EN History of the Lisbon Chaplaincy 1989 2nd edition St George s Church Council p 44 Lisbon Anglicans St George s The Windows Retrieved 14 December 2020 Hampton John D and Staines EN History of the Lisbon Chaplaincy 1989 2nd edition St George s Church Council pp 67 69 Clergy of the Church of England Database Michael Geddes 124533 Retrieved 14 December 2020 Clergy of the Church of England Database Joseph Simms 3332 Retrieved 14 December 2020 Hampton John D and Staines EN History of the Lisbon Chaplaincy 1989 2nd edition St George s Church Council p 51 Crockford s Clerical Directory 2006 07 99th edition p 23 Crockford s Clerical Directory 2006 07 99th edition p 691 Crockford s Clerical Directory 2006 07 99th edition p 112 Church Times 14 September 2012 Retrieved 14 December 2020 Church Times 22 February 2013 Retrieved 14 December 2020 Church Times 8 August 2014 Retrieved 14 December 2020 Church Times 16 September 2016 Retrieved 14 December 2020 Church Times 1 June 2019 Retrieved 14 December 2020 Church Times 9 October 2020 Finchams Henry Fincham Retrieved 14 December 2020 Hampton John D and Staines EN History of the Lisbon Chaplaincy 1989 2nd edition St George s Church Council p 64 External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to St George s Church Lisbon Anglican Church of St George and St Paul Lisbon Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title St George 27s Church Lisbon amp oldid 1156626567, 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