St Elizabeth of Portugal Church is a Grade II listed Roman Catholic parish church in The Vineyard, Richmond in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames, south west London. Dedicated to a 14th century queen consort of Portugal, it claims to be oldest standing Catholic Church in the Archdiocese of Southwark.
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The present chapel at Fulham Palace is the fourth known at the site. Designed by William Butterfield for Bishop Tait it was consecrated in 1867. After bomb damage in the 1940s it was altered in the 1950s and is now a fascinating mixture of old and new. A 1953 mural sequence by Brian Thomas adorns the walls alongside Victorian stained glass, tiles and a mosaic by Salviati.
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This beautiful church was designed by the eminent architect Charles Parker in an Italianate style, with early Christian and Renaissance influences. The cost was met by Alexander Raphael, a Catholic Armenian whose family came from India who became the first Roman Catholic elected Sheriff of London after the Catholic Emancipation Act of 1829.
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