St Bridget's Church, Red Hill
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St Brigids Church, 2009
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| Location | 78 Musgrave Road, Red Hill, City of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia |
| Coordinates | 27°27′27″S 153°00′37″E / 27.4574°S 153.0104°ECoordinates: 27°27′27″S 153°00′37″E / 27.4574°S 153.0104°E |
| Design period | 1900 - 1914 (early 20th century) |
| Built | 1912 - 1914 |
| Architect | Robin Dods |
| Architectural style(s) | Arts & Crafts |
| Official name: St Brigids Church | |
| Type | state heritage (built) |
| Designated | 21 October 1992 |
| Reference no. | 600284 |
| Significant period | 1912-1914 (fabric) |
| Significant components | furniture/fittings, pipe organ, stained glass window/s |
| Builders | Thomas Keenan |
 Location of St Brigid's Church, Red Hill in Queensland
Location of St Brigid's Church, Red Hill in Queensland
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St Brigid's Church is a heritage-listed Roman Catholic church located at 78 Musgrave Road, Red Hill, City of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. It was designed by Robin Dods and built from 1912 to 1914 by Thomas Keenan. It was added to the Queensland Heritage Register on 21 October 1992.
The original St Brigid's Red Hill church was blessed and opened on 30 December 1882. It replaced an earlier stone structure built in 1877.
As the parish grew to be one of the largest in Brisbane, a larger church was needed to accommodate 1000 people. The current Church's foundation stone was laid on 5 May 1912 and it was built from 1912 to 1914.
The parish was largely composed of poor Irish immigrants so that the church became a focal point of the Irish Catholic cause in Queensland.
The church was dedicated and opened on 9 August 1914. The opening ceremony was a significant occasion in the life of the Catholic community in Brisbane, attended by Archbishop of Melbourne Daniel Mannix and presided over by Archbishop of Brisbane James Duhig. The construction of St Brigid’s was regarded as the coming of age of Catholicism in Brisbane. For Duhig, who was to become renowned as a prolific builder of churches and schools, St Brigid’s was an auspicious beginning.
The St Brigid's School no longer operates. The nearest school is the Petrie Terrace State School down the hill to the south in Paddington.
St Brigid’s Church is part of the Jubilee Catholic Parish including seven churches and three schools in the inner western suburbs of Brisbane.
Newsletters for the Jubilee Parish provide contact details and further information on the Parish.
St Brigid’s Church is significant as it is an icon on the inner Brisbane skyline, visible from all directions. The church is prominently situated high on Red Hill, unconventionally oriented north-south, to terminate the vista along George Street (now lost since the construction of the Brisbane Transit Centre). Its hilltop position, close to the city centre, makes it a Brisbane landmark.
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