| 词条 | St James the Less and St Helen Church, Colchester |
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| name = St James' Church | fullname = St James the Less and St Helen Church | other name = | native_name = | native_name_lang = | image = Catholic church of St James the Less and St Helen, Colchester - geograph.org.uk - 189284.jpg | imagesize = | imagelink = | imagealt = | caption = | pushpin map = United Kingdom Colchester Central | pushpin label position = | pushpin map alt = | pushpin mapsize = | relief = | map caption = Location in Colchester | coordinates = {{coord|51.889355|0.908454|region:GB_type:landmark|display=title}} | osgridref = {{gbmappingsmall|TM0024125198}} | location = Colchester, Essex | country = United Kingdom | denomination = Roman Catholic | website = StJamestheLessandStHelen.org | former name = St James the Great Church St James the Less Church | founded date = | founder = | dedication = James the Less and Helena | dedicated date = | consecrated date = | cult = | relics = | events = | past bishop = | people = | status = Parish church | functional status = Active | heritage designation = | designated date = | architect = Joseph John Scoles | architectural type = | style = Romanesque Revival | years built = | groundbreaking = 3 March 1837 | completed date = | construction cost = £2,750 | capacity = | length = | width = | width nave = | height = | diameter = | other dimensions = | floor count = | floor area = | dome quantity = | dome height outer = | dome height inner = | dome dia outer = | dome dia inner = | spire quantity = | spire height = | materials = | bells = | bells hung = | bell weight = | parish = | deanery = Colchester[1] | diocese = Brentwood | province = Westminster }}St James the Less and St Helen Church is a Roman Catholic Parish church in Colchester, Essex, England. It was built in 1837 and designed by Joseph John Scoles. It is situated on Priory Street between the junction with East Hill and St Thomas More Catholic Primary School in the town centre. Next to it is the church hall which was built in 1911 and designed by Alexander Scoles.[2] HistoryFoundationAt the end of the eighteenth century, the Roman Catholic community in Colchester consisted of exiles from the French Revolution. In the early nineteenth century Irish Catholic soldiers were stationed in the town. In 1814, a French priest, Fr Amand Benard, served the community and the local garrison.[2] In 1831, a building was provided for the local Catholic community near North Hill. It was given by William Dearn, a former soldier and local tradesman. A priest would come from Witham to say Mass there.[2] ConstructionThe site for the present church was donated by James Hoy, a farmer from Stoke-by-Nayland. The church mission there was funded by Alfred Stourton, 23rd Baron Mowbray. On 3 March 1837, the foundation stone for the church was laid by the Vicar Apostolic of the London District, Thomas Griffiths. Construction of the church cost £2,750 in total. The architect was Joseph John Scoles. He designed the church in the Romanesque Revival style reminiscent of the nearby ruins of St Botolph's Priory. Scoles later used a similar plan when he designed St John the Evangelist Church in Islington four years later. The church was originally dedicated to Saint James the Greater. Also, it had no external statues or images to lessen any hostility from the local non-Catholic community.[2] DevelopmentsIn 1900, the church was renamed as St James the Less so as to avoid confusion with the nearby Anglican St James the Great Church on East Hill. Two years later, in 1902, the church name was again changed, to St James the Less and St Helen. Saint Helen was reported to have been born in Colchester by local historical accounts.[3] In the 1850s, during the Crimean War the civilians in the congregation were outnumbered by the locally garrisoned Catholic soldiers. In 1865, a separate military chaplain was appointed to Colchester.[3] In 1867 the chaplain used the camp chapel in Military Road. In 1904, St James' Church again became the garrison's centre for worship. In 1954, a garrison church was built in the Colchester Garrison. This closed in the 1980s. Since then, Masses for the army families have been said at St John the Baptist Church in the Shrub End part of the town,[2] which is served from St Teresa of Lisieux Church in Lexden.[4][5] In 1891, a community Sisters of Mercy moved into the parish from Brentwood. In 1896, they built a school next door.[3] ExtensionsIn 1861, to make more space for the soldiers in the increasing number in the congregation, the church organ was removed from the church gallery. From 1902 to 1932, the parish priest was a Canon Bloomfield, he oversaw the enlargement of the church. In 1904, the north aisle and sacristy were added. In 1907, the south aisle was added. The architect for these additions to the church was Charles Edward Butcher, cost £2,000 and was paid for by Dean Lucas.[2] In 1911 the church hall was built next to the church. and the architect for the church hall was Canon Alexander Scoles, the son of Joseph John Scoles. It was opened by the Archbishop of Westminster, Cardinal Francis Bourne. It was renamed as the Cardinal Bourne Institute.[3] In 1975, the church was reordered. In 1987, stained-glass windows were added to the Blessed Sacrament chapel in the church. They were taken from a redundant church and were originally designed by Augustus Pugin.[2] ParishThe nearby churches in and around Colchester are served from St James' Church: St Cedd and St Gregory's Church in West Mersea, St Joseph's Church in Mile End and St Theodore of Canterbury Church in Monkwick. Each of these churches has one Sunday Mass: St Cedd and St Gregory Church at 8:30am, St Joseph's Church at 9:15am and St Theodore of Canterbury's Church at 10:15am.[1] St James' Church has five Sunday Masses: 6:15pm on Saturday, as well as 8:00am, 10:30am, 2:00pm (4:00pm 3rd Sunday each month) in Polish and 6:30pm on Sunday.[1] See also
References1. ^1 2 Parishes from Diocese of Brentwood, retrieved 23 January 2016 2. ^1 2 3 4 5 6 Colchester - St James the Less and St Helen from English Heritage, retrieved 23 January 2016 3. ^1 2 3 Roman Catholicism in A History of the County of Essex: Volume 9, the Borough of Colchester from British History Online (London: Victoria County History, 1994), 338-339. 4. ^St John the Baptist Church, Iceni Way from Diocese of Brentwood, retrieved 23 January 2016 5. ^St Teresa of Lisieux Parish, retrieved 23 January 2016 External links
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