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Saint Matthew is a
Appendix 3: Listed Buildings The church was reportedly in a state of disrepair during
On leaving the Gazetteer - p. 7. MONUMENTS IN FRANCE - page 338
The site of this telescope is near the church. The 680m high hill there is named for him and is called Halley's Mount.
Nearby is
Diocese of Saint Helena
Parish of St Matthew Church buildings in Saint Helena Parishes of Saint Helena Churches completed in 1862 Grade II listed buildings in Saint Helena 1862 establishments in the British Empire {{Africa-church-stub
Saint Matthew is a church
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Religion
* Church (building), a building for Christian religious activities
* Church (congregation), a local congregation of a Christian denomination
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on the island of Saint Helena
Saint Helena () is a British overseas territory located in the South Atlantic Ocean. It is a remote volcanic tropical island west of the coast of south-western Africa, and east of Rio de Janeiro in South America. It is one of three constitu ...
and is part of the Diocese of St Helena
The Diocese of Saint Helena is an Anglican diocese within the Anglican Church of Southern Africa. It covers the islands of Saint Helena and Ascension in the Atlantic Ocean and was created in 1859. St Paul's Cathedral is on Saint Helena.
Histor ...
. It is situated in Hutt's Gate in the Longwood district. The church opened in 1862. It is designated as a Grade II listed building.Land Planning and Development Control OrdinanceAppendix 3: Listed Buildings The church was reportedly in a state of disrepair during
World War I
World War I (28 July 1914 11 November 1918), often abbreviated as WWI, was one of the deadliest global conflicts in history. Belligerents included much of Europe, the Russian Empire, the United States, and the Ottoman Empire, with fightin ...
and was completely rebuilt after.
Local history
On leaving the University of Oxford
, mottoeng = The Lord is my light
, established =
, endowment = £6.1 billion (including colleges) (2019)
, budget = £2.145 billion (2019–20)
, chancellor ...
, in 1676, Edmond Halley
Edmond (or Edmund) Halley (; – ) was an English astronomer, mathematician and physicist. He was the second Astronomer Royal in Britain, succeeding John Flamsteed in 1720.
From an observatory he constructed on Saint Helena in 1676–77, H ...
visited Saint Helena and set up an observatory with a aerial telescope
An aerial telescope is a type of very long focal length refracting telescope, built in the second half of the 17th century, that did not use a tube. Instead, the objective was mounted on a pole, tree, tower, building or other structure on a swivel ...
with the intention of studying star
A star is an astronomical object comprising a luminous spheroid of plasma (physics), plasma held together by its gravity. The List of nearest stars and brown dwarfs, nearest star to Earth is the Sun. Many other stars are visible to the naked ...
s from the Southern Hemisphere.Napoleon's
Napoleon Bonaparte ; it, Napoleone Bonaparte, ; co, Napulione Buonaparte. (born Napoleone Buonaparte; 15 August 1769 – 5 May 1821), later known by his regnal name Napoleon I, was a French military commander and political leader who ...
grave, where the former French Emperor was buried on his death in 1821. His remains were exhumed in 1840 and returned to France.
Parish
Theparish
A parish is a territorial entity in many Christian denominations, constituting a division within a diocese. A parish is under the pastoral care and clerical jurisdiction of a priest, often termed a parish priest, who might be assisted by one or m ...
of St Matthew (one of three parishes on the island) has one daughter church, Saint Mark's in Longwood, and a congregation at Levelwood with no church.
See also
* Saint James' Church - the oldest Anglican church south of the Equator, situated in Jamestown *Saint Paul's Cathedral
St Paul's Cathedral is an Anglican cathedral in London and is the seat of the Bishop of London. The cathedral serves as the mother church of the Diocese of London. It is on Ludgate Hill at the highest point of the City of London and is a Grad ...
- the cathedral church of Saint Helena, built in 1851, which replaced another early church on the island
* Saint John's Church - another church built in 1862 on the island
References
External links
Diocese of Saint Helena
Parish of St Matthew Church buildings in Saint Helena Parishes of Saint Helena Churches completed in 1862 Grade II listed buildings in Saint Helena 1862 establishments in the British Empire {{Africa-church-stub