St Bride's Church

St Bride's Church
Interior of the church, as viewed from the nave looking east towards the altar.
Location	London, EC4Y 8AU
Country	England
Denomination	Church of England
Previous denomination	Catholic
Website	www.stbrides.com
Architecture
Heritage designation	Grade I listed building
Architect(s)	Sir Christopher Wren
Style	Baroque
Administration
Diocese	London
Clergy
Rector	Alison Joyce

St Bride's Church is a Church of England church in Fleet Street in the City of London. Likely dedicated to Saint Bridget perhaps as early as the 6th century, the building's most recent incarnation was designed by Sir Christopher Wren in 1672, though Wren's original building was largely gutted by fire during the London Blitz in 1940 and then was faithfully reconstructed in the 1950s.

Due to its location in Fleet Street, it has a long association with journalists and newspapers. The church is a distinctive sight on London's skyline and is clearly visible from a number of locations. Since 2012 St Bride's celebretes usually on first or second thursday of november the "Journalists’ Commemorative Service".^[1]

With its steeple standing 226 feet (69m) tall, it is the second highest of all Wren's church spires, with only St Paul's itself having a higher pinnacle.