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St Patrick's Church is a very large Roman Catholic Parish Church in Soho Square, London that features extensive catacombs (that spread deep under the Square and further afield). St. Pats (as it is informally known) was consecrated as a chapel in a building behind Carlisle House on 29 September 1792, one of the very first Catholic buildings allowed in Britain after the Reformation. The present church building was built between 1891 and 1893, to designs by John Kelly of Leeds,〔Nikolaus Pevsner and Bridget Cherry, ''London: The Cities of London and Westminster'', The Buildings of England, Harmondsworth: Penguin, 1973, (p. 498 ).〕 and replaced the earlier and smaller chapel built by Father Arthur O'Leary in the 1790s. The church has an unusual longish shape due to plot constrictions given at that time. The building is constructed out of bricks with a bell-tower. The main entrance has a Roman-style porch with Corinthian columns. Above the entrance is an inscription: "VT CHRISTIANI ITA ET ROMANI SITIS" (“Be ye Christians as those of the Roman Church”). It is a quote taken from the writings of St. Patrick.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=St Patrick's in Rome )〕 The building was closed for renovation and refurbishment between 28 February 2010 and 31 May 2011.〔(St Patrick's Church Newsletter ) Retrieved 5 June 2011〕 During the renovations, services were held in the nearby Chapel of St Barnabas, at The House of St Barnabas. ==Gallery== File:St Patrick Church Soho Square 4 June 2011.JPG|Exterior Image:St Patrick Church Soho Square.jpg|Interior of St Patrick's Church prior to renovation File:St Patrick's Church Nave, Soho Square, London, UK - Diliff.jpg|Interior following renovation and refurbishment File:St Patrick's Church Entrance, Soho Square, London, UK - Diliff.jpg|The entrance to the nave 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「St Patrick's Church, Soho Square」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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