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Episcopalian worship
in Dingwall continued for some time after Presbyterianism became established in Scotland
(date). It was only after the death of the reverend john MacRae in 1704, that
Episcopalians held their services in private houses around the town, until the chapel in
Castle Street was built a century later. Services began in the new chapel in 1806.
Archdeacon Duncan Mackenzie (known affectionately as "Parson Duncan") came from
St Pails at Strathnairn on alternate Sundays. |
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| In 1851 the church, which faced
north, was demolished, and a new one, facing East, was erected on the same site. The new
Gothic church, designed by the influential English architect, J L Pearson, was consecrated
in 1854, but survived less than 20 years. In 1871 is was severely damaged in a great fire
which gutted the entire building. Restoration work began immediately and it was rebuilt
along the the lines of Pearson's design by Alexander Ross of Inverness. Around the walls
of the church can be see the coat of arms of the seven dioceses of the Scottish Episcopal
church. |
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| Saint James the Great is the
patron saint of Spain, Guatemala & of Nicaragua. His principal shrine is at Santiago
de Compostella in Spain - which for centuries has been a place of pilgrimage. His symbol
is the scallop shell which was carried on the point of the staffs (sticks) carried by
pilgrims on their way to Compostella. |
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