ST MARY’S
CATHOLIC CHURCH,
28, CROWN LANE,
CHISLEHURST,
KENT BR7 5PL.
An early drawing of Saint Mary's,
Chislehurst, Kent.
A simple village Roman Catholic Church, built in 1854 on land donated by Henry Bowden, owner of Coopers. It was the focus of a funeral for the exiled Emperor Napoleon III of France in 1873, following which a large and elaborate Mortuary Chapel was built to house his tomb. Six years later his son, killed in the Zulu Wars, was also buried here. (See a report of his funeral here...)
The Chapel is still extant, though the remains of her husband and son were taken by
Empress Eugenie to Saint Michael's Abbey, Farnborough, Hampshire,
after she was refused permission to extend the Chapel at Chislehurst.
Photo and Text (above): CHISLEHURST SOCIETY
ANNUAL
SOLEMN
REQUIEM MASS.
SATURDAY,
16 NOVEMBER 2013.
1200 hrs.
Annual Requiem Mass,
Saint Mary's, Chislehurst, 2009.
Photo: MULIER FORTIS
Mass will be offered for the Faithful Departed
buried in the Cemetery at St Mary’s
and in the Beaverwood Cemetery.
The Blessing of Graves will follow Mass.
Saint Mary's, Chislehurst, Kent.
Photo: CHISLEHURST SOCIETY
Eternal rest grant unto them O Lord; and let light perpetual shine upon them.
May their Souls and the Souls of all the Faithful Departed,
through the mercy of God, rest in peace.
Amen.
