Another fascinating video Pete, try getting that built today for £4K 😂 such a shame about the subsidence, hope they can save the building as it would make a great restoration project. Many thanks for sharing 😊👍
In the 1760s until around 1800 , Samuel Crompton , the famous Bolton inventor, worshipped here and several passages in his biography by Gilbert French are dedicated to it and other nitable Boltonians of the time who worshipped there. From the 1960s onwards, it wouldve suffered patronage wise from the clearance of Folds Road, Kay Street and the sorrounding areas. Real pity.
It's not your typical Roman Catholic church but a Greek Catholic one. Greek Carholics are Eastern Christian (just like Orthodox Christians, who are extremely similar) so their practices differ a bit from the Roman rite. Both Roman and Greek Catholics are considered the same religion but with a difference in practice and very slightly in theology. The wall with the paintings (called icons) is called the iconostasis and normally only priests are allowed behind those doors but I assume it no longer houses the Eucharist since it's abandoned so it should be fine. The table with the church on it is the altar. Greek Catholic services sometimes remind Westerners of Islam since the chant style is sometimes more Middle Eastern, they bow down as Muslims and have churches with domes. Some people claim it's what inspired some Islamic practices.
Another fascinating video Pete, try getting that built today for £4K 😂 such a shame about the subsidence, hope they can save the building as it would make a great restoration project. Many thanks for sharing 😊👍
Thanks, but its marked for demolition is this one! and it shall be replaced by generic 4 story flats I imagine!
In the 1760s until around 1800 , Samuel Crompton , the famous Bolton inventor, worshipped here and several passages in his biography by Gilbert French are dedicated to it and other nitable Boltonians of the time who worshipped there.
From the 1960s onwards, it wouldve suffered patronage wise from the clearance of Folds Road, Kay Street and the sorrounding areas.
Real pity.
Thank you for the wonderful insight!
What a lovely old building, but what do you do with something like that.....!!!!!
I believe it is getting demolished as the ground has become unstable, due to the modern leveling and taking the surrounding land down.
It's not your typical Roman Catholic church but a Greek Catholic one. Greek Carholics are Eastern Christian (just like Orthodox Christians, who are extremely similar) so their practices differ a bit from the Roman rite. Both Roman and Greek Catholics are considered the same religion but with a difference in practice and very slightly in theology. The wall with the paintings (called icons) is called the iconostasis and normally only priests are allowed behind those doors but I assume it no longer houses the Eucharist since it's abandoned so it should be fine. The table with the church on it is the altar. Greek Catholic services sometimes remind Westerners of Islam since the chant style is sometimes more Middle Eastern, they bow down as Muslims and have churches with domes. Some people claim it's what inspired some Islamic practices.
Thank you for the interesting comment. This is only one of many churches i have visited that are abandoned, sadly this one is for demolition.
Not seen plastic flowers in a church before, not that I've been in many churches😂
I guess they are lot cheaper to reuse!! lol