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St Thomas Church, Jersey
St Thomas Church (Jèrriais: ''Églyise dé Saint Thonmas'') is a historic Catholic Church, Roman Catholic Church (building), church in Saint Helier, Jersey, St. Helier, Jersey. It is the largest church in the Channel Islands, and first opened its doors in 1887. History Restoring Catholicism Catholicism was restored to Jersey with the influx of refugees fleeing to the island to escape the French Revolution. With the arrival of bishops, priests and laity from revolutionary France, Catholic chapels were set up in St. Helier to meet their spiritual needs. Establishing a Church The first sizeable permanent post-English Reformation, Reformation Catholic church was a converted Protestant chapel in New Street, which was established in 1842 and dedicated to Thomas the Apostle, St. Thomas in honour of Bishop Thomas Griffiths (bishop), Thomas Griffiths, Apostolic Vicariate of the London District, who opened it for worship. The church was served by various French and Belgium diocesan pr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saint Helier, Jersey
St Helier (; Jèrriais: ; ) is the capital of Jersey, the largest of the Channel Islands in the English Channel. It is the most populous of the twelve parishes of Jersey, with a population of 35,822, over one-third of the island's total population. The town of St Helier is the largest settlement and only town of Jersey. The town consists of the built-up areas of St Helier, including First Tower, and parts of the parishes of St Saviour and St Clement, with further suburbs in surrounding parishes. The greater part of the parish of St Helier is rural. It covers a surface area of , being 9% of the total land area of the island (this includes reclaimed land area of or 200 ha). The town sits by the coast in the southeastern corner of the parish. Within it lies the main commercial district and the principal harbour of the island. As the capital, it also hosts the island's government, parliament and courts. Evidence of settlement exists as far back as the 13th century, and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
