About
The Church of St John the Evangelist Malone was designed by the renowned Belfast architect Henry Seaver, brother of the then Rector, the Rev. Richard W. Seaver. The foundation stone was laid in 1893.
Henry Seaver designed the adjoining church hall (which is also named after him) in 1938. Henry Seaver (1860 – 1941) was a well-known architect and designed many famous buildings in Belfast and beyond, including the old Belfast Telegraph building, the Scottish Temperance Building Donegal Square South, and the WW1 memorial the Knockagh monument.
The church itself contains fine examples of work by Irish artists and craftspeople but is best known for its stained-glass windows. These include windows by three famous Irish Female artists who worked at the acclaimed stained-glass workshop in Dublin -An Túr Gloine: Wilhelmina Geddes, Evie Hone, and Catherine O’Brien.
There are three windows by Evie Hone -St Brigid, St Columba and -the most spectacular being a large rose window (Dublin 1948) filled with symbolism and dedicated to Henry Seaver, the architect. -a striking window by Wilhelmina Geddes inscribed by the biblical verse’ The leaves of the tree were for the healing of the Nations’ (Dublin 1919-20) dedicated to the memory of Captain Wheeler, a medical doctor during WW1. -a window depicting St Patrick by Catherine O ‘Brien Dublin 1938 and dedicated to Rev R. Seaver.
Other windows by Belfast stained glass artists include: -three windows depicting Faith, Hope and Charity by William Douglas, Belfast 1906 -three WWI memorial windows 1918 by William McBride Belfast but who worked latterly in Dublin, - three windows of Irish saints and scholars in the side chapel by Calderwood Studios Belfast 1974.
In addition, the Edward Garrett side chapel houses a large and unusual, ceramic reredos, executed in grey and purple mosaic, depicting an eagle (the symbol of St John the Evangelist) created by the well-known Northern Ireland artist Desmond Kinney and dedicated in 1974.
A silver cross and alter candle sticks on the Nave altar are by the silver smith Christopher Toogood. The kneelers in the church were hand embroidered under the supervision of his mother Anne Toogood, with designs inspired by his father the artist Romeo Toogood. ARCA HRUA.
Please come and experience this beautiful place of worship and its heritage of Irish Art and architecture created by, and in memory of, many Belfast people.
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| Ticket Type | Ticket Tariff |
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| Ticket | Free |
Note: Prices are a guide only and may change on a daily basis.
