St. Bartholomew's Anglican Church is a

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, Canada. The building was constructed in the latter half of the 19th century and serves the surrounding neighbourhoods. Additionally, St. Bartholomew's is, due to its location next to

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, the place of worship for various Governors General of Canada (whether or not of the

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faith) and some members of the

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. It is also the regimental chapel of the

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The church

St. Bartholomew's is located on MacKay Street, in the

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neighbourhood of Ottawa, and serves, besides New Edinburgh,

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, Lindenlea, and Ottawa. Across the street from St. Bartholomew's is

, the official residence of the

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and

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. A viceregal pew is reserved for the governor general and his or her family—the most recent governor general to have used the pew regularly was

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. Additionally, St. Bartholomew's is the regimental chapel of the

and has thus become known as ''the Guard's Chapel''. The ''Ottawa Window'', a three-light window designed by

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as a war memorial, was presented on Sunday, 9 November 1919, by Governor General Prince Arthur, Duke of Connaught and Strathearn, in memory of the members of his staff who died during the

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. An inscribed photograph of Lieutenant-Colonel Farquhar and Captain Buller is displayed on the wall by the entrance to the Church from the parish hall. Other stained glass windows include one by

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. The church also has a relationship with the Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry (PPCLI). A memorial plaque is dedicated " the memory of The Lady Patricia Ramsey, VA, CI, CD late Colonel-in-Chief Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry who as H.R.H. The Princess Patricia of Connaught worhsipped here while resident at Government House 1911-1916."

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, a former governor general, decided that the pew immediately behind the viceregal one should be the Patricia Pew, kept for members of the PPCLI. A regimental plaque, presented in November 1980, is located on the Patricia Pew.

History

With the motivational and financial backing of Governor General the Viscount Monck, the parish was founded on 14 August (

St. Bartholomew Bartholomew (Aramaic: ; grc, Βαρθολομαῖος, translit=Bartholomaîos; la, Bartholomaeus; arm, Բարթողիմէոս; cop, ⲃⲁⲣⲑⲟⲗⲟⲙⲉⲟⲥ; he, בר-תולמי, translit=bar-Tôlmay; ar, بَرثُولَماو� ...

's Day) 1867. Land was donated from the estate of

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(the former owner of Rideau Hall) and the St. Lawrence Railway and the building, completed in 1868, was designed by

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, who was the architect of a number of other prominent Ottawa structures. Monck laid the corner stone on 9 May 1868 and the first service was held on

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Day, though the interiors remained unfinished. The furnishings were later augmented by the Marchioness of Dufferin and Ava. People who have preached or performed at St. Bartholomew's include Charles Kingsley on Easter Day, 1874, and Dame

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in December 1915. Four years later, Prince Edward, Prince of Wales (later King Edward VIII), dedicated the ''Connaught Window'', memorialising his great-uncle, Prince Arthur, Duke of Connaught and Strathearn.

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Stained Glass at St. Bartholomew's Church
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The church

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