St George's Church, Lisbon

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|architect = John Medland and
Charles Edward Powell

|style = Romanesque Revival

| years built = 1889

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|denomination = Church of England

|country = Portugal

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|chaplain = Rev. Elizabeth Bendry
Rev. Iain Bendry (Assistant Chaplain)
Rev. Frances le Blanc
Rev. Paula Rennie

| location = Rua São Jorge 6, Lisbon

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|province = Canterbury

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|dedication = Saint George

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St George's Church is the only English-speaking Anglican congregation in Lisbon, Portugal. It is located at Rua São Jorge 6, north of the Estrela Garden.

History

In 1654 a treaty between Lord Protector Oliver Cromwell of England and King John IV of Portugal (signed on his behalf by João Rodrigues de Sá e Menezes, Count of Penaguião) allowed English residents in Portugal to "profess their own Religion in private houses... and that finally a Place be allowed for them to bury their dead". A chaplaincy was established, with services held in the home of the British Envoy.{{cite web |url= http://www.lisbonanglicans.org/history%20sg.htm |title=The History of St George's Church |publisher=Greater Lisbon Chaplaincy |access-date=13 August 2014}}

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Cemetery

Although a burial ground had been promised by the 1654 treaty, implementation was thwarted by the Portuguese Inquisition. Land was finally leased in 1717;Hampton, John D and Staines, EN, History of the Lisbon Chaplaincy, 1989, 2nd edition, St George's Church Council, p 21. the first burial was that of Francis La Roche, a Huguenot refugee, who died in 1724.Hampton, John D and Staines, EN, History of the Lisbon Chaplaincy, 1989, 2nd edition, St George's Church Council, p 23.

Notable burials in the cemetery include the tombs of the writer Henry Fielding, of hymn-writer Philip Doddridge, of merchant David de Pury, astronomer Carl Ludwig Christian Rümker, Field Marshal of the Portuguese land army Christian August, Prince of Waldeck and PyrmontHampton, John D and Staines, EN, History of the Lisbon Chaplaincy, 1989, 2nd edition, St George's Church Council, p 32. and diplomat Thomas Barclay.

The cemetery includes 31 Commonwealth War Graves: five from the First World War and 26 from the Second.{{cite web |url= http://www.cwgc.org/find-a-cemetery/cemetery/54327/Lisbon%20(St.%20George)%20British%20Churchyard |title=Lisbon (St George) British Churchyard |work=Cemetery details |publisher=Commonwealth War Graves Commission |access-date=13 August 2014}} 29 are in individual plots; two are in private family vaults. They include members of the British Army, Royal Navy, Royal Air Force, Royal Canadian Air Force, Merchant Navy and British Overseas Airways Corporation.

Count Miklós Horthy, a Calvinist former Vice Admiral in the Austro-Hungarian Navy and Regent of Hungary, died in exile in Portugal and was buried in the cemetery, along with his wife and son. In 1993 they were exhumed, and re-interred in the Horthy family mausoleum in Kenderes.{{Cite web|url=https://hungarianspectrum.org/2013/09/15/randolph-l-braham-the-reinterment-and-political-rehabilitation-of-miklos-horthy/|title=Braham, Randolph L, "The Reinterment and Political Rehabilitation of Miklós Horthy", Slavic Almanach, Vol 2, 1993, pp 137-140 via Hungarian Spectrum, 15 September 2013|date=15 September 2013 |access-date=14 December 2020}}

Church building

Anglicans in Portugal petitioned for permission to build a church, but until the early 19th century the Portuguese Inquisition prevailed on the monarch not to grant it. A church of St George the Martyr was built in the cemetery in 1822. That church was consecrated in 1843Hampton, John D and Staines, EN, History of the Lisbon Chaplaincy, 1989, 2nd edition, St George's Church Council, p 43. but was damaged by earthquake in 1859.Hampton, John D and Staines, EN, History of the Lisbon Chaplaincy, 1989, 2nd edition, St George's Church Council, p 44. It was rebuilt, but burnt down in 1886. The present church was designed by the London-based architects John Medland and Charles Edward Powell and consecrated in 1889. It is a Romanesque Revival building with a narthex, blind arcades and rose window on its west front. The windows are by Lavers & Westlake.{{Cite web|url=https://lisbonanglicans.org/sg.htm|title=Lisbon Anglicans: St George's – The Windows|access-date=14 December 2020}}

Anglican Church of St George and St Paul, Lisbon

In 1984, St George's Church, Lisbon was amalgamated with St Paul's Church, Estoril to form the Greater Lisbon Chaplaincy, and is part of the Diocese in Europe of the Church of England. It is now named the Anglican Church of St George and St Paul, Lisbon.

Chaplains

=Chaplains of St George's=

In the early years there were many long periods of interregnum.Hampton, John D and Staines, EN, History of the Lisbon Chaplaincy, 1989, 2nd edition, St George's Church Council, pp 67-69. The last of these was from 1800 to 1812, due to the Peninsular War.

Zachary Cradock, 1656 to 1660, subsequently Provost of Eton
Thomas Marsden, 1661 to 1663
Michael Geddes, 1678 to 1688, subsequently Chancellor of Salisbury Cathedral{{Cite web|url=https://theclergydatabase.org.uk/jsp/search/index.jsp|title=Clergy of the Church of England Database: Michael Geddes 124533|access-date=14 December 2020}}
John Colbatch, 1688 to 1698, subsequently Knightbridge Professor of Philosophy at Cambridge
Jonathan Swift, appointed 1702, but never went to Lisbon; subsequently well known as a satirist, and Dean of St Patrick's Cathedral, Dublin
Joseph Wilcocks, 1709 to 1714, subsequently Bishop of Gloucester and then concurrently Bishop of Rochester and Dean of Westminster
Joseph Simms, 1721–1734, subsequently Prebendary of Lincoln Cathedral and St Paul's Cathedral{{Cite web|url=https://theclergydatabase.org.uk/jsp/search/index.jsp|title=Clergy of the Church of England Database: Joseph Simms 3332|access-date=14 December 2020}}
Staveley Parker, 1743 to 1749
John Williamson, 1749 to 1763
William Allen, 1763 to 1782
Herbert Hill, 1782 to 1800
Robert Marrat Miller, 1812 to 1818
Thomas Hurford Siely, 1819 to 1840
George Sayle Prior, 1841 to 1861
Thomas Kenworthy Brown, 1861 to 1867
Thomas Godfrey Pembroke Pope, 1867 to 1902, invited to become the bishop of the Lusitanian Church in 1889, but which he declinedHampton, John D and Staines, EN, History of the Lisbon Chaplaincy, 1989, 2nd edition, St George's Church Council, p 51.
William Hawkesley Westall, 1902 to 1907
Edward Pilcher Lewis, 1907 to 1915
Joseph Henry Morton Nodder, 1915 to 1924
Charles James Hamilton Dobson, 1925 to 1930
Cyril Gerald Holland, 1930 to 1935
Herbert Pentin, 1936 to 1937
Harry Frank Fulford Williams, 1937 to 1945
Hugh Farie, 1945 to 1959
Robert William Scrymgour Dand, 1960 to 1966
Henry Chatfield-Jude, 1966 to 1976
Victor Andrew Joseph Ravensdale, 1977 to 1984

=Chaplains of the Greater Lisbon Chaplaincy=

Kenneth William Alfred Roberts, 1984 to 1986
Anthony Hughes Ashdown, 1987 to 1990Crockford's Clerical Directory, 2006-07, 99th edition, p 23.
John Kenneth Robinson, 1991 to 2000,Crockford's Clerical Directory, 2006-07, 99th edition, p 691. subsequently Dean of Gibraltar
Michael Bullock OGS, 2000Crockford's Clerical Directory, 2006-07, 99th edition, p 112.-2012{{Cite web|url=https://www.churchtimes.co.uk/articles/2012/14-september/gazette/appointments/appointments|title=Church Times, 14 September 2012|access-date=14 December 2020}}
Nigel Leslie Stimpson, 2013{{Cite web|url=https://www.churchtimes.co.uk/articles/2013/22-february/gazette/appointments/appointments|title=Church Times, 22 February 2013|access-date=14 December 2020}}-2014{{Cite web|url=https://www.churchtimes.co.uk/articles/2014/8-august/gazette/appointments/appointments|title=Church Times, 8 August 2014|access-date=14 December 2020}}
Frank Sawyer, 2016{{Cite web|url=https://www.churchtimes.co.uk/articles/2016/16-september/gazette/appointments/appointments|title=Church Times, 16 September 2016|access-date=14 December 2020}}-2019{{Cite web|url=https://www.churchtimes.co.uk/articles/2018/1-june/gazette/resignations/resignations-and-retirements|title=Church Times, 1 June 2019|access-date=14 December 2020}}
Elizabeth Bendry, since 2020{{Cite web|url=https://www.churchtimes.co.uk/articles/2020/9-october/gazette/appointments/appointments|title=Church Times, 9 October 2020}}

Fincham pipe organ

When the existing church was designed, traditional choir stalls were included in front of the Sanctuary and Henry Fincham of London built and installed a two-manual pipe organ for £526.{{Cite web|url=https://www.finchams.org/famous-finchams/|title=Finchams: Henry Fincham|access-date=14 December 2020}} It has 25 ranks with 61-note compass of the manuals and 30-note compass of the pedals. There were two minor changes to the Great organ which, in its original state, did not include mutation stops. The organ was restored in 1971.Hampton, John D and Staines, EN, History of the Lisbon Chaplaincy, 1989, 2nd edition, St George's Church Council, p 64.

This is the current disposition of the organ after 125 years of use:

Great – I