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The community, on the Philadelphia Main Line, was named for St. Davids Church, an 18th-century church in the area that was in turn named for St. David, the patron saint of Wales (the country of origin of many of the area's first European settlers). [3] The community's name is correctly spelled without an apostrophe.
By 1889, St. David's had a surpliced male choir, indicating a somewhat High Church worship orientation. In 1919, the church abandoned pew-rents. St. David's was instrumental in the founding of at least three local daughter parishes through its Sunday schools: Church of St. Alban, Roxborough , St. Timothy's Episcopal Church, Roxborough , and the ...
St. David's Episcopal Church, also known as St. David's at Radnor or Old St. David's, is a parish of the Episcopal Church located at 763 South Valley Forge Road in Radnor Township, Pennsylvania. The church property contains the original church built in 1715, a chapel, church offices, school and cemetery.
St David's Church, Hobart became St David's Cathedral, Hobart in 1842; St David's Church, Sydney, meeting place of the Australian Aboriginal Progressive Association ...
The church was restored in 1886–87, by J. James Spencer, [2] who also undertook restoration of the Church of St Martin, Cwmyoy. [3] Cadw notes that the church may have been established at a date earlier than the sixteenth century. [1] A tradition suggests it was built in the twelfth century to commemorate a visit to the valley by Saint David ...
The St. David's Episcopal Church at 834 Louisa Street in Rayville, Louisiana was built in 1909. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2007. [1] It is a one-story brick building with cast stone ornament. Its architecture shows influence of both Gothic Revival and Craftsman styles. [2]
Belgrade and St. David's Church, also known as Pettigrew's Chapel, is a historic Episcopal church and home located at Creswell, Washington County, North Carolina. St. David's Church was built over a number of years. It is a cruciform, weatherboarded frame structure with a cross gable roof.
The monastic community was founded by Saint David, Abbot of Menevia, who died in 589. Between 645 and 1097, the community was attacked many times by raiders, including the Vikings; however it was of such note as both a religious and an intellectual centre that King Alfred summoned help from the monastic community at St Davids in rebuilding the intellectual life of the Kingdom of Wessex.