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St. Lawrence's Church, Dingwall
St. Lawrence's Roman Catholic Church, Dingwall
Location Dingwall, Ross-Shire
Country Scotland
Denomination Roman Catholic
History
Status Parish church
Architecture
Functional status Active
Architect(s) William C Joass
Architectural type Church
Style Gothic
Completed 1902
Administration
Deanery St. Joseph's
Diocese Aberdeen

St. Lawrence's Church, Dingwall is a Roman Catholic church in the town of Dingwall, Ross-shire, in Scotland and is a part of the RC Diocese of Aberdeen. The building is significant for the high quality of its stained glass windows and carved woodwork.

History

The church was opened on 29 July 1902. The chief subscriber was Mr Duncan Chisholm of Pitglassie. The church contains stained glass windows depicting St Jude, St Lawrence and St Anthony by Dom Ninian Sloane of Pluscarden Abbey. Also of note are the detailed carved shrine surrounds by Brother Auer of Fort Augustus Abbey whose brother was a parish priest of the church in the 1930s.

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