Church of St Yeghiche, South Kensington
St Yeghiche's Armenian Church
St Yeghiche Armenian Church (Armenian : Սուրբ Եղիշե եկեղեցի ) is the largest church of the Armenian Apostolic Orthodox Church in Great Britain . It faces Cranley Gardens, South Kensington , London. The church was privately built in 1867 as St Peter's Anglican Church by highly successful developer, Charles James Freake , whose widow came to live later in life in one of the adjacent houses. It became the Church of England parish church of Kensington (St Peter's).[ 1]
By an Order in Council of December 1972 Saint Peter's was declared redundant with the intention that the building be leased to the Armenian Orthodox Church. Anglican services ceased in January 1973.[ 1]
The building was purchased by a benefactor in 1998 and restored, with the addition of features required by the Armenian Divine Liturgy. Another Armenian church in Kensington, of the traditional Armenian style, is St Sarkis .
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ancient parish churches (pre-1800) Anglican daughter churches
All Saints, Notting Hill
Christ Church, Eldon Road
Holy Trinity, Brompton
Holy Trinity, Sloane Street
St Augustine, Queen's Gate
St Barnabas, Kensington
St Clement, Notting Dale
St Cuthbert, Earl's Court
St George, Campden Hill
St James, Norlands
St John, Notting Hill
St John the Baptist, Holland Road
St Jude, Kensington
St Luke's Chapel, Brompton Hospital
St Luke, Chelsea
St Helen, North Kensington
St Mary, Bourne Street
St Mary the Boltons, Kensington
St Michael and All Angels, Ladbroke Grove
St Paul, Onslow Square
St Peter, Notting Hill
St Simon Zelotes
St Stephen, Gloucester Road
Roman Catholic churches other denominations
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