Holy Trinity Church is a
Church of Scotland
The Church of Scotland ( sco, The Kirk o Scotland; gd, Eaglais na h-Alba) is the national church in Scotland.
The Church of Scotland was principally shaped by John Knox, in the Reformation of 1560, when it split from the Catholic Church ...
parish church
A parish church (or parochial church) in Christianity is the church which acts as the religious centre of a parish. In many parts of the world, especially in rural areas, the parish church may play a significant role in community activities, ...
in
St Andrews,
Fife. It is a Category A
listed building
In the United Kingdom, a listed building or listed structure is one that has been placed on one of the four statutory lists maintained by Historic England in England, Historic Environment Scotland in Scotland, in Wales, and the Northern Irel ...
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History
Holy Trinity Church (also known as the Holy Trinity Parish Church or "town kirk") is the most historic church in St Andrews.
[Lamont-Brown ''St Andrews – City by The Northern Sea'' p.171.] The church was initially built on land close to the south-east gable of the cathedral, around 1144 by Bishop Robert Kennedy.
The church was dedicated in 1234 by Bishop
David de Bernham
David de Bernham (died 1253) was Chamberlain of King Alexander II of Scotland and subsequently, Bishop of St Andrews. He was elected to the see in June 1239, and finally consecrated, after some difficulties, in January 1240. He died at Nentho ...
and then moved to a new site on the north side of South Street between 1410 and 1412 by Bishop Wardlaw.
[Pride ''Kingdom of Fife'' pp.124–126.] Towards the end of June 1547, this was the location where
John Knox first preached in public and to which he returned to give an inflammatory sermon on 4 June 1559 which led to the stripping of both the cathedral and ecclesiastical status.
[Lamont-Brown ''St Andrews – City by The Northern Sea'' p.173.][Lamont-Brown ''Fife in History and Legend'' p.81.] Much of the architecture feature of the church was lost in the re-building by Robert Balfour between 1798 and 1800.
[Fife Regional Council ''Medieval Abbeys and Historic Churches in Fife'' p.46.] The church was later restored to a (more elaborately decorated) approximation of its medieval appearance between 1907 and 1909 by MacGregor Chalmers.
[Cook ''Old St Andrews'' p.14.] Only the north-western tower and spire with parts of the arcade arches were retained.
See also
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List of carillons of the British Isles
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External links
Church website
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Saint Andrews
St Andrews ( la, S. Andrea(s); sco, Saunt Aundraes; gd, Cill Rìmhinn) is a town on the east coast of Fife in Scotland, southeast of Dundee and northeast of Edinburgh. St Andrews had a recorded population of 16,800 , making it Fife's fourt ...
St Andrews
Category A listed buildings in Fife