St Gregory's Church (Preshome)
The St Gregory's Church , formerly Craig's Chapel , is a Roman Catholic church building near the village of Buckie in Scotland Council Area Moray . In 1972 the building was included in the Scottish monument lists in the highest monument category A. The associated rectory is separately classified as a Category A building.
history
After the Reformation in Scotland, Roman Catholic communities were met with suspicion and sometimes hostility. For this reason, the early post-Reformation Roman Catholic churches were often hidden churches, such as the nearby St Ninian's Church . In the decidedly Catholic region, however, was supported by the local Gordon - Laird clearly recognizable as such church built one, with St Gregory's Church from 1788th It is considered the oldest, non-hidden, post-Reformation, Roman Catholic church building in Scotland. After the laying of the foundation stone on May 29, 1788, the first mass was celebrated on Pentecost Sunday in 1790.
Previously there was a barn called "Craigs Barn" at the site, which was used as a makeshift church. For this reason, St Gregory's Church was initially called Craigs Chapel . A painting by Annibale Caracci of Gregory the Great was donated by the Earl of Findlater . In 1896 Peter Paul Pugin was entrusted with interior work.
description
St Gregory's Church is isolated about two miles southwest of Buckie. The elongated hall church is designed with a curved baroque facade . It comprises the three central axes and ends in parapets on the outer axes. The facades of the church building are plastered with Harl , with natural stone surrounds. Like the windows of different sizes, both the two-winged main portal and the flanking portals on the outer axes are designed in a rounded arch with keystones and transom bars . On the south facade there is another portal, which is now closed with masonry, as well as a round-arched tracery . On the east side, the building closes with a semi-octagonal apse . The roof is covered with slate .
Rectory
The adjacent rectory was built in 1830 by the Bishop of Aberdeen , James Kyle , who also lived and died there. He entrusted the Scottish architect William Robertson with the execution. As a key figure in the Catholic Church in Scotland, Kyle collected around 75,000 letters that are now kept in various archives.
The south-facing main facade of the two-story rectory is three axes wide. Its masonry is made of quarry stone with offset natural stone details. The wooden canopy of the central entrance portal, reminiscent of a miniature portico , is of a later date. The slate-covered gable roof has gable chimneys.
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c d e f Listed Building - Entry . In: Historic Scotland .
- ↑ Listed Building - Entry . In: Historic Scotland .
- ↑ Listed Building - Entry . In: Historic Scotland .
- ↑ Information from the parish
Web links
- Network presence of the parish
- Entry on St Gregory's Church in Canmore, Historic Environment Scotland database
- Scotland's Churches Trust information
Coordinates: 57 ° 38 ′ 20.7 " N , 2 ° 59 ′ 24.6" W.