St Paul's Church, Tintagel
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The Catholic church of St Paul
the Apostle, in Bossiney Road, Tintagel
, Cornwall, was built in 1967 and consecrated by the Bishop of Plymouth, Cyril Restieaux, in February 1968. It was originally a CRL mission administered by the Canons Regular of the Lateran based in Bodmin, services being held in the Social Hall. It is now administered as part of the Plymouth UK Diocese and is part of the Parish of Bodmin which consists of churches in Bodmin, Wadebridge, Padstow and Tintagel. Fr. Bryan Storey has been priest here since 1973.
Since January 2008 when the church celebrated its 40th anniversary, a modern day version of Leonardo Da Vinci
's "Last Supper" by local artist Nicholas St John Rosse has hung above the main altar in the church. It has made international headlines due to its use of modern villagers as the
apostles.
which is kept at the church.
Paul of Tarsus
Paul the Apostle , also known as Saul of Tarsus, is described in the Christian New Testament as one of the most influential early Christian missionaries, with the writings ascribed to him by the church forming a considerable portion of the New Testament...
the Apostle, in Bossiney Road, Tintagel
Tintagel
Tintagel is a civil parish and village situated on the Atlantic coast of Cornwall, United Kingdom. The population of the parish is 1,820 people, and the area of the parish is ....
, Cornwall, was built in 1967 and consecrated by the Bishop of Plymouth, Cyril Restieaux, in February 1968. It was originally a CRL mission administered by the Canons Regular of the Lateran based in Bodmin, services being held in the Social Hall. It is now administered as part of the Plymouth UK Diocese and is part of the Parish of Bodmin which consists of churches in Bodmin, Wadebridge, Padstow and Tintagel. Fr. Bryan Storey has been priest here since 1973.
Works of art
The church is world renowned for the thirty-thousand piece mosaic of St Paul regaining his eyesight, made by the late Swiss artist, Hanspeter Steiner.Since January 2008 when the church celebrated its 40th anniversary, a modern day version of Leonardo Da Vinci
Leonardo da Vinci
Leonardo di ser Piero da Vinci was an Italian Renaissance polymath: painter, sculptor, architect, musician, scientist, mathematician, engineer, inventor, anatomist, geologist, cartographer, botanist and writer whose genius, perhaps more than that of any other figure, epitomized the Renaissance...
's "Last Supper" by local artist Nicholas St John Rosse has hung above the main altar in the church. It has made international headlines due to its use of modern villagers as the
apostles.
Memorial book
People worldwide also come to Tintagel to view the names of their babies who have been lost due to miscarriage, stillbirth or other cause. The names are recorded in the Miscarriage & Infant Loss Memorial BookMiscarriage & Infant Loss Memorial Book
The Miscarriage & Infant Loss Memorial Book, was a prayer request facility for those who suffered the loss of a baby from conception to 3 years old. It is kept at the Church of St Paul the Apostle in Tintagel, Cornwall, United Kingdom where this book is placed on the altar at all Masses...
which is kept at the church.