St. Dionis, Parsons Green, is a

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church at

Parsons Green Parsons Green is a mainly residential district in the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham. The Green itself, which is roughly triangular, is bounded on two of its three sides by the New King's Road section of the King's Road, A308 road ...

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, London.

History

The church was built in 1886 in the

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style to a design by the architect

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. It replaced the 1876 building to the right, St Dionis Mission Hall, which became its Mission Hall. It was named after

St Dionis Backchurch St Dionis Backchurch was a parish church in the Langbourn ward of the City of London. Of medieval origin, it was rebuilt after the Great Fire of London to the designs of Christopher Wren and demolished in 1878. Early history The church of St D ...

, a parish church in the City of London of medieval origin, which was rebuilt after the

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to the designs of

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. After being declared unsafe, it was demolished in 1878. St. Dionis, Parsons Green, was paid for with the proceeds of the sale of the site, and the font and pulpit of the City church survive there. The name "Dionis" is, in fact, a corruption of Denis, the name of the traditional apostle of France who was beheaded while trying to convert the Parisians in the 3rd century. The church, therefore, is dedicated to Saint Denis. St Dionis Vicarage, built 1898–99, is to the left.

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