Church of St Walburge, Preston

at , Preston , PR2 2 United Kingdom

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St Walburge's Church is a Roman Catholic church in Preston, Lancashire, England, northwest of the city centre on Weston Street. The church was built in the mid 19th century by the Gothic revival architect Joseph Hansom, designer of the hansom cab and is famous as having the tallest spire of any parish church in England. St Walburge's is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade I listed building.In April 2014, Michael Campbell, Roman Catholic Bishop of Lancaster, announced that the church would be entrusted to the Institute of Christ the King Sovereign Priest in autumn 2014, as a shrine for Eucharistic Devotion.DedicationSt Walburge's is dedicated to Saint Walpurga, an English saint, born 710 AD., daughter of St. Richard, a Saxon king. With her two brothers St. Willibald and St. Winebald, she went to Germany as a missionary. She was renowned for her miraculous healing of illnesses. The church is part of the Catholic revival that transpired during the time of England's Catholic emancipation.

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Church of St Walburge, Preston is Preston based place and this enity listed in Church category. PR2 2.