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Established in 1703, St. Michael's Church in downtown Trenton, Mercer County, New Jersey, United States, is the founding parish of the Episcopal Diocese of New Jersey. Its present building located at 140 North Warren Street was built between 1747 and1748 and was renovated in 1810 and 1847 to 1848,. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on April 29, 1982 as St. Michael's Episcopal Church.〔 Its congregation, now a mission of the Episcopal Diocese of New Jersey, has involved itself in the history and culture of the city of Trenton from its founding in 1703 to the present. == History: 18th century == St. Michael's was organized as a parish in 1703 in Hopewell Township. A Church of England building was erected on "Breese Farm" in 1704. In 1708 the parish was gifted with articles from Anne, Queen of Great Britain. These articles now reside in the New Jersey State Museum. The main sanctuary of St. Michael's Church was built 1747–1748 at its present location on North Warren St. in Trenton. The building was extensively renovated in 1810. The distinctive turrets facing Warren Street remain from the 1810 renovation, but the bell tower is no longer standing. In 1776, during the American Revolutionary War the building was closed and the congregation disbanded due to the evenly split Revolutionary / Loyalist sympathies of the congregation. The building was subsequently used as a hospital and the churchyard a burial ground for Hessian soldiers fighting to retain British control of the American Colonies. During the 2005 and 2006 Patriot's Week re-enactments of the Battle of Trenton, Continental Army re-enactors passed by the Warren Street entrance to the sanctuary, but spared the delicate, plaster walls the insult of a legendary cannon blast. Trinity Cathedral in Trenton (which currently serves as the seat of the Bishop of the Diocese of New Jersey) was itself founded by a delegation of parishioners from St. Michael's Church. 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. Michael's Church, Trenton, New Jersey」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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