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In 1625 Sir
Francis Aungier obtained a grant to the Whitefriars' estates. A later Francis Aungier (created Earl of Longford) started developing the area and while building Aungier Street in 1677 also contributed to the building of the church, which was completed in 1685. The church took the place of
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and family members, notably Emmet's grand-nephew Dr. Thomas Addis Emmet, believed that Emmet was reburied in the family vault in St Peter's. According to this story, which was independently shared by the
Hammond family, friends of the Emmets, the interment of
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The land of the
Whitefriars, who arrived in Dublin in the 12th century, took in what was probably a pre-Viking Irish monastic settlement. A small church, dedicated to St. Peter (St. Peter del Hille - St. Peter on the Hill), was built in 1280 near present-day
307:(1754–1805). For a number of years, he managed to raise over £4,000 per annum for charity, in addition to donations of jewellery, watches and other items which parishioners overcome with emotion spontaneously threw into the collection plate.
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is named) and for the use of lepers, was built nearby, and its clergy also administered to the parishioners of St. Peter's. The
Whitefriars were dissolved by Henry VIII in the 16th century and their lands forfeited by the Crown during the
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The Church of
Ireland parish which St. Peter's served, following its closure was served by the adjacent parishes of St. Lukes', St. Audoens and St. Catherine, and St. James. From 1970, parishes St. Peter's Church, Aungier Street,
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The churchyard of St. Peter's was the final resting place of many members of the parish, which in the 19th century grew to be the largest Church of
Ireland parish in Dublin. It was also used as a burial place by the
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and several members of his family, along with a great number of bishops and other dignitaries. Also interred there are the
Dunboyne family, the judge
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It was rebuilt in the Gothic style in 1867, retaining only the nave walls of the original church. The architect was Edward Henry Carson, father of
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biscuit factory as a recreation ground for its staff. When the land was developed in the 1980s the remains of the
Huguenots were transferred to
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In the 19th century, charity sermons were delivered in the church by guest preachers. The most famous of these at the church was the Rev.
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Notable parishioners associated with St. Peter's when the church was built in the 17th century were the Cuffe family (after whom
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in Dublin. It served the largest Church of Ireland parish in Dublin.
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Location of St. Peter's church (in red) on an 1829 map of Dublin
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The war memorial from the Church was restored and relocated to
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622:The Destruction of Dublin
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538:Dublin 1666
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379:Restoration
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156:Dedication
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