Church of the Holy Rude

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Church Of The Holy Rude
Panorama with both cemetery sections

The Church of The Holy Rude , also Church of The Holy Rood , is a church building of the Presbyterian Church of Scotland in the Scottish city ​​of Stirling in the council area of the same name . In 1965 the building was included in the Scottish monument lists in the highest monument category A. The surrounding cemetery and the former city cemetery, both of which are separately classified as Category A buildings, are part of the building.

history

It was King David I who initiated the construction of the church in the 12th century and made the building subordinate to Dunfermline Abbey . The Holy Rude Church was also affected by a devastating city fire in 1405. In 1414 the reconstruction was completed. With the fall of the House of Douglas , there was devastation in Stirling, with the church possibly also being damaged to an unknown extent. King James II ordered a new church to be built on the same site in 1456. Archaeological research suggests that the oldest elements of the current building date from this period. Construction was initially completed in the 1470s. Of several additions from this period, only St Andrew's Aisle , built before 1483, remains today .

The second construction phase began in 1507. The plan was to build a transept, a choir and a crossing tower , which would result in a cross basilica . Work was slow. With the Reformation they were finally discontinued in 1546. After a dispute in the course of the 17th century, the parish split and the Church of the Holy Rude housed two parishes from then on. Around 1818 the building was extensively redesigned and partially expanded, which severely affected the original character. The executive architect was James Gillespie Graham . Further work was carried out in 1869. In two phases between 1911 and 1914 and 1936 and 1940, the revisions from the 19th century were largely reversed and the transept, which had begun in 1507, was completed. The crossing tower, however, was not carried out.

With its proximity to Stirling Castle , the Church of the Holy Rude always had a certain importance for the Stuart kings. This is reflected in the coronation of Jacob VI. reflected in the church. In addition to Westminster Abbey , the Church of the Holy Rude is the only church in Great Britain in use to date, where kings were crowned.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Listed Building - Entry . In: Historic Scotland .
  2. ↑ Listed Building - Entry . In: Historic Scotland .
  3. ↑ Listed Building - Entry . In: Historic Scotland .
  4. ↑ a b Entry on Church of the Holy Rude  in Canmore, the database of Historic Environment Scotland (English)
  5. ↑ a b Information from the parish

Web links

Commons : Church of the Holy Rude  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Coordinates: 56 ° 7 ′ 14.9 ″  N , 3 ° 56 ′ 40 ″  W.