St. Bartholomew's Anglican Church (Ottawa)
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St. Bartholomew's Anglican Church is an Anglican Church in Ottawa
, Canada
. The parish was founded in 1866 and the building completed in 1868. Its architect is uncertain but believed to have been Thomas Seaton Scott
who designed a number of other prominent Ottawa structures. The church is located at 125 MacKay Street in the New Edinburgh
neighbourhood across the street from Rideau Hall
, the official residence of the Governor General of Canada
. A vice-regal pew is reserved for the governor general and is used when he or she is an Anglican — the most recent governor general to have used the pew regularly was Adrienne Clarkson
.
Among stained glass
connoisseurs the church is known for the "Ottawa Window", the three-light East Window designed by Wilhelmina Geddes
as a war memorial. Other stained glass windows include one by Rosemary Kilbourn
.
Ottawa
Ottawa is the capital of Canada, the second largest city in the Province of Ontario, and the fourth largest city in the country. The city is located on the south bank of the Ottawa River in the eastern portion of Southern Ontario...
, Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
. The parish was founded in 1866 and the building completed in 1868. Its architect is uncertain but believed to have been Thomas Seaton Scott
Thomas Seaton Scott
Thomas Seaton Scott was a Canadian architect. Born in Birkenhead, England he immigrated to Canada as a young man first settling in Montreal...
who designed a number of other prominent Ottawa structures. The church is located at 125 MacKay Street in the New Edinburgh
New Edinburgh
New Edinburgh is a small neighbourhood in Ottawa, Canada. It is located to the east of the downtown core. It is bordered on the west by the Rideau River, to the north by the Ottawa River, to the south by Beechwood Avenue, to the east the border is less regular but is marked in part by Springfield...
neighbourhood across the street from Rideau Hall
Rideau Hall
Rideau Hall is, since 1867, the official residence in Ottawa of both the Canadian monarch and the Governor General of Canada. It stands in Canada's capital on a 0.36 km2 estate at 1 Sussex Drive, with the main building consisting of 170 rooms across 9,500 m2 , and 24 outbuildings around the...
, the official residence of the Governor General of Canada
Governor General of Canada
The Governor General of Canada is the federal viceregal representative of the Canadian monarch, Queen Elizabeth II...
. A vice-regal pew is reserved for the governor general and is used when he or she is an Anglican — the most recent governor general to have used the pew regularly was Adrienne Clarkson
Adrienne Clarkson
Adrienne Louise Clarkson is a Canadian journalist and stateswoman who served as Governor General of Canada, the 26th since Canadian Confederation....
.
Among stained glass
Stained glass
The term stained glass can refer to coloured glass as a material or to works produced from it. Throughout its thousand-year history, the term has been applied almost exclusively to the windows of churches and other significant buildings...
connoisseurs the church is known for the "Ottawa Window", the three-light East Window designed by Wilhelmina Geddes
Wilhelmina Geddes
Wilhelmina Geddes was an Irish stained glass artist. She had a workshop at the An Túr Gloine and was a member of the Arts and Crafts Movement. Important achievements included windows at St. Bartholomew’s in Ottawa, Canada....
as a war memorial. Other stained glass windows include one by Rosemary Kilbourn
Rosemary Kilbourn
Printmaker Rosemary Kilbourn Kilbourn studied at Toronto's Ontario College of Art, then the Slade School of Fine Art in London, England. Upon returning to Ontario, she was commissioned to do a mural for the new dining hall at University of Western Ontario. Along with commissioned portraits, her...
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