Holy Trinity Episcopal Church (Bowie, Maryland)
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Bowie, Maryland
Bowie is a city in Prince George's County, Maryland, United States. The population was 54,727 at the 2010 census. Bowie has grown from a small railroad stop to the largest municipality in Prince George's County, and the fifth most populous city and third largest city by area in the state of...
was established in 1836 when it became independent of Queen Anne Parish
St. Barnabas Church, Upper Marlboro, Maryland
St. Barnabas Church, also known as St. Barnabas' Episcopal Church, Leeland, is located in Upper Marlboro, Maryland and was established in 1704 as the parish church of Queen Anne Parish which had been established that same year...
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History
On December 17, 1717, Reverend Jacob HendersonJacob Henderson
Jacob Henderson was an Irish clergyman and philologist who emigrated to the colonial Provinces of Pennsylvania, then Maryland where he became a prominent land owner and church leader.-Life before Maryland:Very little is known about Henderson before 1710...
was appointed as rector of Queen Anne Parish. That same year, he acquired numerous parcels of property through his marriage to the widow, Mary Duvall Ridgely (née Stanton). In 1713, Henderson and his wife built a chapel on their land near their residence, part of the parcel known as Belair
Belair Mansion
The Belair Mansion, located in Collington, Maryland, United States, was built in circa 1745 as the Georgian plantation home of the Provincial Governor of Maryland, Samuel Ogle...
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On January 19, 1735, Mary Henderson died and was buried in Henderson's Chapel. In 1737, Henderson gave 4 acres (16,187.4 m²) of land for the use of Queen Anne's Parish called "the Glebe whereon there is a Chapple now standing."
In 1827, the original church was replaced with a new brick church. Mary Henderson's remains are still interred in a crypt beneath the church, but the marble slab which covered her grave inside the first chapel was then placed prominently in the exterior east wall of the building.
In 1836 Henderson's Chapel became an independent congregation, Holy Trinity Episcopal Church.
School
In 1968 a private elementary school was established on the church grounds. As of 2008, the school has a pre-school, Lower School, and Middle School.Notable clergy
- Reverend Dr. Harvey Stanley was rector of Holy Trinity and southern sympathizer during the American Civil WarAmerican Civil WarThe American Civil War was a civil war fought in the United States of America. In response to the election of Abraham Lincoln as President of the United States, 11 southern slave states declared their secession from the United States and formed the Confederate States of America ; the other 25...
. He helped many ConfederatesConfederate States of AmericaThe Confederate States of America was a government set up from 1861 to 1865 by 11 Southern slave states of the United States of America that had declared their secession from the U.S...
traveling through Maryland.
See also
- Episcopal Diocese of WashingtonEpiscopal Diocese of WashingtonThe Episcopal Diocese of Washington is the ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Episcopal Bishop of Washington in the United States. The territory comprises the District of Columbia and the Maryland counties of Charles, St. Mary's, Prince George's and Montgomery...
- St. Barnabas Church, Upper Marlboro, MarylandSt. Barnabas Church, Upper Marlboro, MarylandSt. Barnabas Church, also known as St. Barnabas' Episcopal Church, Leeland, is located in Upper Marlboro, Maryland and was established in 1704 as the parish church of Queen Anne Parish which had been established that same year...
- Holy Trinity Episcopal Day SchoolHoly Trinity Episcopal Day SchoolHoly Trinity Episcopal Day School is a private school located in Bowie, Maryland and Glenn Dale, Maryland. The lower school, in Bowie, is for grades one through four. The pre-school and middle school in Glenn Dale is for preschooler, kindergarten, and grades five through eight.The Parish Hall,...