St John's Kirk

St John's Kirk
Old Church
St John's Kirk - geograph.org.uk - 2683004.jpg
The kirk in 2011, looking east
Map
56°23′45″N 3°25′41″W / 56.395857°N 3.42811641°W / 56.395857; -3.42811641
LocationPerth, Perth and Kinross
CountryScotland, United Kingdom
DenominationChurch of Scotland
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Statusopen
DedicationJohn the Baptist
Architecture
Functional statusused
Heritage designationCategory A listed building
Designated20 May 1965
Years builtc. 1448 (576 years ago) (1448)
Specifications
Spire height154 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.