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appointed by the crown: Sir John Brace to St. Catherine's (which was shortly taken over by Peter
Ledwich (or Ledwidge)) and Sir John Butler to St. James. Over the following hundred years, both churches passed over to the reformed church, while Roman Catholic priests led a precarious existence tending
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Corporation offered the church for sale as part of an inner city development plan. An Anglican group (City Outreach for Renewal and Evangelism - CORE) took on the refurbishment of the church in 1993, and the interior was largely restored by the end of 1998. In early November 1998 St.
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Protestant population of the Liberties area of the city declined, and the church closed in September 1966. It was de-consecrated the following year. Worship was transferred to its former chapel of ease the Church of St. Victor, which was renamed
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to the abbey. By the end of the 13th century, the western suburbs had so increased in population that a separate parish was deemed necessary. This was provided for by splitting the parish of St. James and setting up an independent parish for St. Catherine's.
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Internally, St. Catherine's is a galleried church (a type common in Dublin from the late 17th century) Architects Curdy and
Mitchell restored the church in 1877 and during the following decade an interior reordering was undertaken by architect
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for exhibitions and concerts. After a period of decline, and later of refurbishment, St. Catherine's was re-consecrated and has been the place of worship for the
Anglican "CORE" church (City Outreach for Renewal and Evangelism) since then.
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The parish of St. Catherine appears to have been the only viable one in the area at that time — Roman
Catholics eventually got the use of a chapel in Dirty Lane (now Bridgefoot Street) towards the end of the 17th century. Later, another
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The churchyard and cemetery lie to the rear of St. Catherine's. Originally dating to 1552, burials ceased in 1894. The cemetery is now a small public park. There is a plot which was provided by the
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by Henry VIII. In the surrender made by Henry Duffe, the last Abbot, "the
Churches of St. Catherine and St. James near Dublin" were included. Both churches, now independent, had new
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semi-columns supporting a pediment, and at the extremities coupled pilasters. Originally a spire was intended, but this was not completed due to lack of funds. It is in the
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The church closed in 1966 due to a decrease in the size of the local congregation. The church was de-consecrated the following year, and for a period was used by
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for the burial of orphans, in the churchyard. There is a memorial to those who took part in the 1803 Rising, and were hanged, some were hanged on Thomas Street.
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The building that stands now was originally built between 1760 and 1769 to the designs of the architect John Smyth (who was also responsible for the interior of
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wrote that St. Catherine's has "the finest façade of any church in Dublin". Its façade is built of mountain granite and has in the centre four
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According to early records the vicar of St. Catherine's, in 1551, was Rev. Peter
Lodowicke (Ledwich) and his successor was Rev. John Hande.
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