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'''St. John in the wilderness''' is an [[Anglicanism|Anglican church]] in India and is one of the oldest buildings in [[Nainital]]. The site was chosen and approved in 1844 by Bishop [[Daniel Wilson (bishop)|Daniel Wilson]]. The corner stone was laid in October 1846 and the plans were made by Captain Young at the cost of Rs 15,000 raised from private subscriptions and pew rents. Built in a [[Gothic architecture|Gothic style]], it was inaugurated on 2 April 1848. A memorial in the church is to those killed in the 1880 landslip.<ref name=naini>{{cite book|title=Naini Tal. A historical and descriptive account. 1927.|year=1928| publisher=Government Press, United Provinces|place=Allahabad|author=Clay, J.M.|pages= [https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.523507/page/n29 17], 28|url=https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.523507}}</ref>
[[File:St_John_in_the_Wilderness_Nainital.jpg|thumb|left|View around 1879]]
The cemetery in the church has graves from 1845 to around 1922 with the last burial being of Sir [[George Edward Knox|George Knox]].<ref name="naini" /> The graves include those of the mother and father of [[Jim Corbett]].

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[[Category:Anglican church buildings in India]]
[[Category:Nainital]]
[[Category:Churches in Uttarakhand]]

St. John in the Wilderness (Nainital) - Revision history

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