St Francis Xavier, Hereford, Herefordshire, England - Roman Catholic Churches on Waymarking.com

Hw was a missionary to various far-flung parts of the world, including India and China and he was the first missionary to enter Japan.
From their website :-
The current church building is a fairly new arrival in Hereford being built in the years after the 1829 Catholic Emancipation Act.
With the foundation stone laid the new church was completed in quick order. Passers by marvelled at the clean lines of a building that resembled the Treasury of the Athenians at Delphi, Greece. Although as the architect, Charles Day, was always careful to point out, not with the correct proportions. Described as a Grecian Temple and dedicated to St Francis Xavier, a notable Jesuit missionary in India, the church opened on Wednesday and Thursday, the 7th and 8th August 1839. Masses were said and sung in Latin. Priests could once again hear confession and preach the gospel openly. However the church still bears a sign or two of the reformation. The building has no windows for rioters to throw stones and firebrands through. The steps and the narrow doors make it difficult to ride in a squadron of horse. Built right onto the street the original parishioners were able to flit inside unremarked by employers and constables. However fears of renewed repression proved groundless and the church flourished. Today it attracts worshipers from all over the world, Poland, Ireland, Africa, the Philippine Islands and India – families whose forebears once met and walked with St Francis Xavier.

Type of Church: Church Status of Building: Actively in use for worship Archdiocese: Cardiff Diocese: Hereford Address/Location: 19 Broad Street Hereford, Herefordshire England HR4 9AP Relvant Web Site: [Web Link] Date of organization: Not listed Date of building construction: Not listed Dominant Architectural Style: Not listed Associated Shrines, Art, etc.: Not listed

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