St. Kevin's Church | |
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53°20′11″N 6°16′1″W / 53.33639°N 6.26694°W | |
Location | Camden Row, Dublin |
Country | Ireland |
Denomination | Church of Ireland |
Previous denomination | Roman Catholic |
Membership | 73,000 (civil parish in 1901, United Parish of St. Peter and St. Kevin) |
History | |
Former name(s) | Eaglais Naomh Caoimhín |
Status | Parish church, since 1680 chapel-of-ease to St. Peter's |
Founded | Pre-13th century |
Dedication | Kevin of Glendalough |
Cult(s) present | Diarmaid Ó hUrthuile |
Associated people | The 1st Duke of Wellington was baptized in this church, 1769 |
Architecture | |
Functional status | Closed, part of public park |
Heritage designation | Preservation order |
Closed | 1912 |
Administration | |
Parish | Parish of St. Peter (United Parish of St. Peter and St. Kevin) |
There was a St. Kevin's Church (Irish: Eaglais Naomh Caoimhín) in what is now St. Kevin's Park, Camden Row, Dublin, Ireland at least as far as the 13th century. After the Reformation, it became an Anglican church. The original church was replaced around 1750 by a new one, closed in 1912 and now in ruins.[1] Both churches were dedicated to Kevin of Glendalough.[2] There is also a Catholic St. Kevin's Church a short distance away on Harrington Street.