St Mungo's Church is a

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in the

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area of Glasgow, Scotland. It was built in 1841, with later work done on the church in 1877, and designed by George Goldie. It is situated on the corner of Parson Street and Glebe Street, east of St Mungo's Catholic Primary School and west of the Springburn Road. It was founded by the

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, is a

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church and is a category B listed building. Aside from

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, it is one of only two churches in Townhead that survived the

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s of the 1950s and 1960s, the other being the

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on nearby Castle Street, which is now an events space for the

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History

The church was first built in 1841. The architect was George Goldie. He built the church in the Italian Gothic architectural style. Nine years later, the church became the centre of a

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. In 1865, the

arrived in Scotland. They came from Ireland and began to minister to the parish. From St Mungo's Church, the Passionists went out and ministered to Catholics in other parts of Scotland, such as St Joseph's Church in

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in 1867.History
from StJosephHelensburgh.RCGlasgow.org.uk, retrieved 4 June 2016 In 1877, the church was altered, again to the designs of George Goldie. In 1899, the parish of St Stephen's Church in

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became part of the same parish as St Mungo's and the Passionists minister to both churches.St Mungo
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Parish

Next to the church, to the east, is St Mungo's Retreat. In addition, to the north is the parish hall that acts as a day centre. The church has four Sunday

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es they are at 6:00pm on Saturday and 10:00am, 12 noon and 7:00pm on Sunday. There are also weekday Masses at 10:00am and 12:15pm.

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File:St Mungo's Church window, Glasgow by Thomas Nugent Geograph 2227386-by.jpg, Front window File:St Mungo's Church and retreat, Glasgow by Thomas Nugent Geograph 2227395.jpg, St Mungo's Retreat

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Passionists UK site
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Saint Mungo Kentigern (; ), known as Mungo, was a missionary in the Brittonic Kingdom of Strathclyde in the late sixth century, and the founder and patron saint of the city of Glasgow. Name In Wales and England, this saint is known by his birth and baptis ...

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19th-century Roman Catholic church buildings in the United Kingdom Passionist Order George Goldie church buildings Listed churches in Glasgow

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