Historic churches · Northern Ireland
Gracehill Moravian Church
Gracehill Moravian Church in Northern Ireland, United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 30 min–1 h
About
Gracehill Moravian Church is a place of interest in Northern Ireland, United Kingdom — drawn from open-data sources for visitor reference. See the linked Wikipedia article for the full description.
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From the Wikipedia article
Gracehill Moravian Church is the church of the Moravian settlement of Gracehill, County Antrim in Northern Ireland. A prominent feature is the raised pulpit, reflecting the importance Protestant churches give to preaching. The organ, which is in one of the galleries, is also prominent.
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Background
History
A number of Moravian congregations were established in Ulster, and some survive, but the Moravian Church only has a small presence on the island of Ireland. As a planned Moravian settlement, Gracehill is unique not only in Ulster, but in Ireland. Gracehill Moravian Church was founded in 1759. The village was built around the church and the church owned all of the buildings in the village as a result. The church established the village with it being planned to be separated into a male and female side either side of the church. During the Irish Rebellion of 1798, United Irishmen rebels attempted to intimidate the church into joining the rebellion, the church refused with only one adherent…
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- Coordinates
- 54.8534, -6.3276
- Address
- Gracehill, County Antrim
- Established
- 1759
- Official site
- gracehillvillage.org
Sources
- wikidata: Q17778166 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Gracehill Moravian Church (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Gracehill Moravian Church?
- Gracehill Moravian Church is in Northern Ireland, in the United Kingdom — coordinates 54.8534°, -6.3276°.
- When was Gracehill Moravian Church built?
- Gracehill Moravian Church dates to 1759.