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Holy Name Church Guided Visit
Heritage Open Day: Church open Mon-Fri 1000-1200, & 1300-1600 Sat 6 Sep 1300-1700, Sun 7 Sep 1230-1700. Tours (10am, 2pm, 4pm (10am on Sat 13 Sep with BSL)), describe the history, archtecture and worshipping life of this community for the last century and a half. This Catholic Church of the Holy Name of Jesus, built and opened by the Jesuits in 1871, served as a parish Church for a densely populated area till late into the 20th c as the land around it was rebuilt for the University. It now serves as the Catholic Chaplaincy Church for the Universities. Using 19th c. technology it presented 12th c. Northern French Gothic to the people of Manchester. It remains a much loved and Church in Manchester with an active worshipping community, also offering many concerts throughout the year.
Fri 12 Sep to Sunday 21 September
339 Oxford Road, Manchester M13 9PG
Fri 12 Sep:Tours at 10am, 2pm, 4pm; Sat 13 Sep:Tours 10am (with BSL) and at 2pm, 4pm ; Sun 14 Sep:Tour at 2pm, 4pm; Mon 15 Sep:Tours at 10am, 2pm, 4pm; Tues 16 Sep:Tours at 10am, 2pm, 4pm; Wed 17 Sep:Tours at 10am, 2pm, 4pm; Thu 18 Sep:Tours at 10am, 2pm, 4pm; Fri 19 Sep:Tours at 10am, 2pm, 4pm; Sat 20 Sep:Tours at 10am, 2pm, 4pm; Sun 21 Sep:Tours at 2pm, 4pm; Free Entry.
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