St Ninian and St Triduana's Church, Edinburgh is a

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in the

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district of

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, Scotland.

History

The original church was a wooden building and was established in 1906. The building of the current church began in 1932 and it was consecrated on 28 May 1933. It is named after two ancient Scottish saints,

Ninian Ninian is a Christian saint, first mentioned in the 8th century as being an early missionary among the Pictish peoples of what is now Scotland. For this reason he is known as the Apostle to the Southern Picts, and there are numerous dedication ...

and

Triduana Saint Triduana, also known as Trodline, Tredwell, and in Norse as Trøllhaena, was an early Christian woman, associated with various places in Scotland. She lived at an unknown time, probably between the 4th and 8th centuries CE. According to t ...

. The church was renovated in the 1990s which included altering a portion of the nave to create a hall for meetings The building was designed by

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, whose original plan was not completed due to the outbreak of World War II. It is a Category B listed building.

Parish Organisation

From 2017 the parishes in Edinburgh were organised into clusters to better coordinate their resources. Ss Ninian and Triduana's is one of four parishes in Cluster 1 along with St Mary's Cathedral, St Patrick's and St Albert's.

References

External links

Ninian and Triduana’s Church
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