St Mary Magdalene's Church | |
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50°51′12″N 0°33′54″E / 50.8532°N 0.5650°E | |
Location | St Margaret's Road/Church Road, St Leonards-on-Sea, Hastings, East Sussex TN37 6EE |
Country | United Kingdom |
Denomination | Greek Orthodox |
History | |
Status | Church |
Founded | 1852 |
Dedication | Mary Magdalene |
Events | 1982: Sold to Greek Orthodox community 1983: Reopened as Greek Orthodox church |
Architecture | |
Functional status | Active |
Heritage designation | Grade II |
Designated | 14 September 1976 |
Architect(s) | Frederick Marrable |
Style | Decorated Gothic Revival |
Completed | 1852 |
Administration | |
Archdiocese | Thyateira and Great Britain |
Parish | Hastings and St Leonards |
Clergy | |
Priest(s) | Rev. Oeconomos Ierotheos Georghiou |
St Mary Magdalene's Church is a Greek Orthodox place of worship in St Leonards-on-Sea, a town and seaside resort which is part of the Borough of Hastings in East Sussex, England. Dedicated to Mary Magdalene (one of Jesus' followers) and built in 1852 for Anglican worshippers in the growing new town of St Leonards-on-Sea, a seaside resort which had been laid out from the 1820s, the church's prominent position on the skyline overlooking the town was enhanced in 1872 by the addition of a tower. No longer required by the Anglican community in the 1980s, it was quickly bought by the Greek Orthodox Church and converted into a place of worship in accordance with their requirements. The alterations were minimal, though, and the building retains many of its original fittings and its "archaeologically correct Gothic" exterior which reflected architectural norms of the early Victorian era.[1] English Heritage has listed the church at Grade II for its architectural and historical importance.