St Thomas More Catholic Church is a
Roman Catholic
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*Ancient Rome, Roman civilization from 8th century BC to 5th century AD
*Roman people, the people of ancient Rome
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church in
Lordship Lane,
East Dulwich
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, London. It was designed by
Joseph Goldie
Edward Goldie (1856–1921) was an English ecclesiastical architect who was notable for building Roman Catholic churches, mainly in the form of Gothic Revival architecture. He was the son of George Goldie.[Patrick Pye
Patrick Pye RHA (1929 – 8 February 2018) was a sculptor, painter and stained glass artist, resident in County Dublin.
Pye was born in Winchester, England. He died in Dublin, Ireland.
Career
Major commissions can be seen across Ireland. I ...]
.
The statue of the Madonna and Child in the Lady Chapel is by
Freda Skinner
Freda Nellie Skinner (31 January 1911 – 19 July 1993) was a British sculptor and woodcarver who was head of sculpture at Wimbledon School of Art from 1945 to 1971.
Skinner was born in Warlingham, Surrey, where her father, Norman, had a farm; ...
.
The reredos and altar of the church are from the former chapel of the Jesuit college in
Hales Place
The residential area known as Hales Place is part of the civil parish of Hackington, and lies to the north of the city of Canterbury in Kent, England. The residents include large numbers of students from the nearby University of Kent.
History
T ...
, near
Canterbury, Kent
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The Archbishop of Canterbury is the primate of the ...
.
File:Dulwich, St Thomas More Church, Apparition of St Columba by Patrick Pye.jpg, Apparition of St Columba by Patrick Pye
File:Dulwich, St Thomas More Church, Caen stone reredos.jpg, Caen stone reredos
File:Dulwich, St Thomas More Church, Chancel.jpg, Chancel
File:Dulwich, St Thomas More Church, The Lady Chapel.jpg, The Lady Chapel
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20th-century Roman Catholic church buildings in the United Kingdom
Churches bombed by the Luftwaffe in London
Saint Thomas More
Sir Thomas More (7 February 1478 – 6 July 1535), venerated in the Catholic Church as Saint Thomas More, was an English lawyer, judge, social philosopher, author, statesman, and noted Renaissance humanist. He also served Henry VIII as Lord ...
Edward Goldie church buildings
Roman Catholic churches in the London Borough of Southwark
Roman Catholic churches completed in 1929
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