| St John's Kirk | |
|---|---|
| Old Church | |
The kirk in 2011, looking east | |
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| 56°23′45″N 3°25′41″W / 56.395857°N 3.42811641°W | |
| Location | Perth, Perth and Kinross |
| Country | Scotland, United Kingdom |
| Denomination | Church of Scotland |
| Website | Official website |
| History | |
| Status | open |
| Dedication | John the Baptist |
| Architecture | |
| Functional status | used |
| Heritage designation | Category A listed building |
| Designated | 20 May 1965 |
| Years built | c. 1448 |
| Specifications | |
| Spire height | 154 feet (47 m) |
| Clergy | |
| Minister(s) | Rev Philip Patterson |
St John's Kirk is a church in the Scottish city of Perth, Perth and Kinross. Of Church of Scotland denomination, it is located in St John's Place, just southeast of the city centre. It stands on the former site of a church dating to 1126. Today's structure, built around 1448, is a Category A listed building.[1] The church is most noted for being the site of John Knox's 1559 sermon against idolatry, which began the Scottish Reformation.
Perth was originally called St Johns Toun (or Saint Johnstoun), after John the Baptist, to whom the church is dedicated.
The church is bounded by St John's Place to the north (fed by Kirkgate) and south (as South St John's Place, fed by St Ann's Lane), St John Street to the east and Flesher's Vennel to the west.