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{{short description| | {{short description|Anglican church in Dharamshala, Himachal Pradesh, India}} | ||
{{ | {{about||the church in the United States|St. John in the Wilderness (Flat Rock, North Carolina)|the church in Uttarakhand|St. John in the Wilderness (Nainital)}} | ||
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'''St. John in the Wilderness''' is | '''St. John in the Wilderness''' is a Protestant church dedicated to [[John the Baptist]]. It was built in 1852 and is located near [[Dharamshala, Himachal Pradesh|Dharamshala]], [[India]], on the way to [[McLeodGanj|McLeod Ganj]], at Forsyth Gunj. Set amidst [[Cedrus deodara|deodar]] forest, and built in [[Neo-Gothic|neo-Gothic architecture]], the Church is known for its Belgian stained-glass windows donated by Lady Elgin (Mary Louisa Lambton), wife of [[James Bruce, 8th Earl of Elgin|Lord Elgin]]. The Church is under Diocese of Amritsar. | ||
Rev.Khojee is the presbyter in charge of this church | |||
Though the church structure survived the [[1905 Kangra earthquake]], which killed close to 19,800 people, injured thousands in the Kangra area, and destroyed most buildings in [[Kangra, Himachal Pradesh|Kangra]], [[Mcleodganj|Mcleod Ganj]] and [[Dharamshala, Himachal Pradesh|Dharamshala]]; its spire, [[Bell tower]], was destroyed. Later, a new bell, cast in 1915 by [[Whitechapel Bell Foundry|Mears and Stainbank]], was brought from England and installed outside in the compound of the church.<ref>[http://123himachal.com/dharamsala/links/1905.htm Dharamshala Earthquake 1905 - Images]</ref><ref>[http://www.hpkangra.nic.in/Tourism.htm Tourism History] ''[[Kangra district]]'' Official website.</ref> | Though the church structure survived the [[1905 Kangra earthquake]], which killed close to 19,800 people, injured thousands in the Kangra area, and destroyed most buildings in [[Kangra, Himachal Pradesh|Kangra]], [[Mcleodganj|Mcleod Ganj]] and [[Dharamshala, Himachal Pradesh|Dharamshala]]; its spire, [[Bell tower]], was destroyed. Later, a new bell, cast in 1915 by [[Whitechapel Bell Foundry|Mears and Stainbank]], was brought from England and installed outside in the compound of the church.<ref>[http://123himachal.com/dharamsala/links/1905.htm Dharamshala Earthquake 1905 - Images]</ref><ref>[http://www.hpkangra.nic.in/Tourism.htm Tourism History] ''[[Kangra district]]'' Official website.</ref> | ||
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==Gallery== | ==Gallery== | ||
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Image:Stjohnsign.JPG|Church of St. John in the Wilderness | Image:Stjohnsign.JPG|Church of St. John in the Wilderness. | ||
Image:Stjohnwilderstainglass.JPG|Stained glass window inside the church | Image:Stjohnwilderstainglass.JPG|Stained glass window inside the church | ||
Image:St. John in the Wilderness churchyard, McLeod Ganj, India - September 2014.jpg|The churchyard | Image:St. John in the Wilderness churchyard, McLeod Ganj, India - September 2014.jpg|The churchyard | ||
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Latest revision as of 07:15, 13 June 2024
32°14′50″N 76°18′39″E / 32.247148°N 76.310719°E
St. John in the Wilderness is a Protestant church dedicated to John the Baptist. It was built in 1852 and is located near Dharamshala, India, on the way to McLeod Ganj, at Forsyth Gunj. Set amidst deodar forest, and built in neo-Gothic architecture, the Church is known for its Belgian stained-glass windows donated by Lady Elgin (Mary Louisa Lambton), wife of Lord Elgin. The Church is under Diocese of Amritsar. Rev.Khojee is the presbyter in charge of this church
Though the church structure survived the 1905 Kangra earthquake, which killed close to 19,800 people, injured thousands in the Kangra area, and destroyed most buildings in Kangra, Mcleod Ganj and Dharamshala; its spire, Bell tower, was destroyed. Later, a new bell, cast in 1915 by Mears and Stainbank, was brought from England and installed outside in the compound of the church.[1][2]
Memorial[edit | edit source]
Its churchyard is the final resting place of Lord Elgin, who served as Governor General of the Province of Canada, oversaw the creation of responsible government in Canada, and later, while in China, ordered the complete destruction of the Old Summer Palace. He became Governor-General & Viceroy of India in 1861 during the British Raj, though he soon died at Dharamshala on 20 November 1863, and was buried there.
Gallery[edit | edit source]
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Church of St. John in the Wilderness. -
Stained glass window inside the church -
The churchyard
Other church[edit | edit source]
There is a church by the same name in Nainital as well, built in 1844.
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ Dharamshala Earthquake 1905 - Images
- ↑ Tourism History Kangra district Official website.