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ST JAMES PRIORY IS THE OLDEST BUILDING IN BRISTOL.

ST JAMES IS A ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH.

IT HAS BEEN A PLACE OF HEALING FOR ALMOST 900 YEARS.


MASS EVERY SUNDAY IS AT 8am.

Eucharistic Adoration is from 10 am  – 4 pm Monday – Friday.


Abbot David will next celebrate Mass on

 Wednesday 3rd April at 1.00pm. This is a Requiem Mass but anyone can attend.

Future Masses are 10th & 11th April at 1.05pm.

Confessions from 12.30 – 1.00pm.   


PLEASE NOTE:

St James does not have a Parish status. 

Consequently there is a need to raise donations to help provide for ongoing maintenance of the church and to support our charitable aims.

Please consider giving a Donation to continue to help us maintain this magnificent Grade 1 listed Church.

 



The Priory Church of St James is a Grade I listed building situated next to Bristol’s Bus Station.

It has been a place of Healing for almost 900 years

It was founded in 1129 as a Benedictine Priory by Robert Earl of Gloucester, the illegitimate son of Henry 1. The nave survives from 1129 but the tower was added around 1374. The south aisle was widened and rebuilt in 1698. The porch dates from the late 18th century, and the north aisle was rebuilt in 1864.

The Priory Church has benefited from a £4 million restoration, conservation and development programme which lasted from  October 2009 until it re-opened  in July 2011.

The Heritage Lottery Fund provided a £3.2 million grant and the St James Priory Charity was required to match fund £1.2 million pounds.

We are indebted to the HLF and the numerous trust funds and private donations that allowed this restoration work to proceed.


PLEASE CLICK ON THESE LINKS FOR A SUMMARY OF THE WORK AND IMPORTANT ASPECTS OF THE CONSERVATION AND DEVELOPMENT WORK.

St James History Summary:

HISTORY OF ST JAMES PRIORY 2020

Glass Art :

Bradley Basso Architectural Glass at St James

Coat of Arms:

Peter Martindale Article

Sundial:

Sundial Society Article


St James Priory has been preserved not only for future generations but also for the benefit of individuals and groups today.

Please consider making a donation to our Charity:

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