Gillis Centre

Gillis Centre
Front of Gillis Centre showing St. Margaret's Chapel
Gillis Centre is located in Edinburgh
Gillis Centre
Gillis Centre
Location of Gillis Centre within Edinburgh
55°56′06″N 3°12′02″W / 55.934924°N 3.200504°W / 55.934924; -3.200504
LocationEdinburgh
CountryUK
DenominationRoman Catholic
Website[1]
History
Former name(s)St. Margaret's Convent, Gillis College
StatusConference and Accommodation Centre
Founded1834 (1834)
Founder(s)Bishop Gillis
DedicationSt Margaret of Scotland
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Heritage designationCategory A listed building[1]
Designated14 December 1970[1]
Architect(s)James Gillespie Graham and E. W. Pugin
StyleGothic Revival
Completed1863
Administration
ProvinceSt. Andrews and Edinburgh
ArchdioceseArchdiocese of St Andrews and Edinburgh
DeanerySt Giles' City of Edinburgh
ParishSt. Peter's, Morningside

Gillis Centre, formerly Gillis College and founded as St Margaret's Convent and School, is a complex of buildings situated close to the city centre of Edinburgh, Scotland. The history of the site can be traced back to the 15th century. The original building housed many literary figures of the eighteenth century, from 1834 it served as a convent and from 1986 to 1993 it was Gillis College, the seminary for the Roman Catholic Church in Scotland. It currently provides offices for the Curia of the Archdiocese of St Andrews and Edinburgh.[2]

  1. ^ a b Historic Environment Scotland. "113 Whitehouse Loan Gillis College RC Chapel (Category A Listed Building) (LB30664)". Retrieved 25 March 2019.
  2. ^ "Home - Archdiocese of Edinburgh". Archdiocese of Edinburgh. Retrieved 30 May 2019.