Church of the Holy Trinity (Toronto)
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The Church of the Holy Trinity
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| Denomination | Anglican Church of Canada |
| Churchmanship | Liberal |
| Website | www |
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| Dedication | Holy Trinity |
| Consecrated | October 27, 1847 |
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| Deanery | St James |
| Diocese | Toronto |
| Province | Ontario |
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| Priest(s) | Sherman Hesselgrave |
| Honorary priest(s) | Michael Creal, James Ferry, Ann Griffin, James Houston, William Whitla |
| Deacon(s) | Alison Kemper |
The Church of the Holy Trinity is an Anglican church in downtown Toronto, Ontario, Canada at Trinity Square.
The modest Gothic Revival structure was built in 1847 by architect Henry Bowyer Lane, who also designed Little Trinity Anglican Church at 425 King Street East, and St. George the Martyr Church at 197 John Street (only the clock tower remains). The funds for its construction were a gift from Mary Lambert Swale of Settle, England. Swale had originally made the donation anonymously, but her name was eventually revealed. She had provided the gift with the stipulation that the church be open to the public, with no reserved pews. Other Torontonians assisted with the completion of this public project including Alexander Dixon who assisted with the project both financially and politically.
The lands for the church were given by the Honourable John Simcoe Macaulay in 1845. Macaulay's cottage, 'Teraulay' was then situated on an estate named Macaulay's Fields which extended from present day Yonge to Bay (then known as Teraulay) Streets, and from today's Albert Street (then known as Jeremy Street) to just south of Dundas Street. Building lots filled in the edges of the property to the north, south, and west of the Trinity site, and the central portion of the property was donated for the construction of the church. Eventually the east side of the Trinity site was sold to permit retail frontage on Yonge Street, enclosing Trinity Church, although a roadway connected Trinity to Yonge Street. The building was dedicated on October 27, 1847.
Holy Trinity was the fourth Anglican church in Toronto, after St. James' Cathedral, Little Trinity, and St. George the Martyr Church. The church's first rector was Henry Scadding.
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