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Rose Historic Chapel

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name	Rose Historic Chapel
image	Rose Chappel, Christchurch02.jpg
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caption	The Rose Historic Chapel following the February 2011 earthquake
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location	Christchurch Central City, Christchurch
country	New Zealand
denomination	Non-denominational
previous denomination	Catholic
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former name	St Mary's Convent Chapel
founder	Bishop John Grimes
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events	2011 Christchurch earthquake
functional status	Preserved
architect	Sidney and Alfred Luttrell
architectural type	Church
style	Gothic Revival
completed date	1910
closed date	1994 (as a Catholic chapel)
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materials	Hoon Hay and Oamaru stone
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The Rose Historic Chapel, formerly the St Mary's Convent Chapel, is a heritage-listed stone former Roman Catholic chapel located in Colombo Street in Christchurch, New Zealand. It is registered as a "Historic Place – Category II " by the New Zealand Historic Places Trust. The building was designed in the Gothic Revival style and erected in 1910.

History

The first Bishop of Christchurch, John Grimes (1842–1915), arrived in Christchurch in February 1888. He provided leadership to the Catholic community, and worked towards uniting the class differences, political opinions and different nationalities of the settlers. During his reign, many churches and buildings were constructed, including the Sisters of Mercy St Mary's Convent. For his silver jubilee as a bishop, he was invested with several ecclesiastical honours for his contributions.

The Sisters of Mercy arrived in Christchurch in 1894, when under the guidance of Mother Mary Bernard (1810/1811?–1895), St Marys Parish School and Convent was established. The chapel, built in 1910, is the last remaining building of the St Mary's Convent, the rest of the complex having been demolished in 1994. The chapel was designed by the brothers Alfred Edgar Luttrell and Edward Sidney Luttrell; this was their first commission by the Diocese of Christchurch

It was purchased by the Christchurch City Council, who renovated the building in association with the Rose Chapel Trust and Friends of the Chapel. After about two years of repairwork, the chapel reopened in July 2018.

Heritage listing

On 14 July 1995, the chapel was registered by the New Zealand Historic Places Trust as a Category II historic place, with the registration number being 7239. The chapel is significant for its aesthetics (especially the stained glass windows), its architecture (the Luttrell brothers are known for their well designed churches), cultural importance (as a religious teaching place) and spiritual life for the nuns.

References

"St Mary's Convent Chapel". New Zealand Historic PlacesTrust.
O'Meeghan, Michael. (1 September 2010). "Grimes, John Joseph – Biography". [[Dictionary of New Zealand Biography]].
Abel, G. B.. (1 September 2010). "Dickson, Mary Bernard – Biography". [[Dictionary of New Zealand Biography]].
"The Rose Historic Chapel".
McEwan, Ann. (1 September 2010). "Luttrell, Edward Sidney and Alfred Edgar – Biography". [[Dictionary of New Zealand Biography]].
(24 February 2011). "No mercy for churches in New Zealand earthquake". Adelaidenow.
(2018-07-24). "Restored Rose Chapel blooms again".

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