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St Mary's Anglican Church
Burra, SA 5417
Church Information
| Church Name: | St Mary's Anglican Church |
| Church Previous Name: | St Mary The Virgin Anglican Church |
| Denomination: | Anglican Church of Australia |
| Street Address: | 9 Market St, Burra SA 5417, Australia |
| Suburb: | Burra |
| State: | SA |
| Postcode: | 5417 |
| Foundation Stone Laid: | 03-07-1879 |
| Foundation Stone Notes: | A foundation stone records: 'To the Glory of God - + - July 3 AD MDCCCLXXIX'. The foundation stone of the current church was laid on 3/7/1879 by Bishop Augustus Short of Adelaide. A stone on the church hall records: For God and the Church - July 12 AD MDCCCXCIII [1893] The Church has a WWI Memorial Window. |
| Date Opened: | 18-01-1880 |
| Date Closed: | unknown |
| Email: | admin@churchesaustralia.org |
Comments
The St Mary the Virgin Anglican Church, Burra is in the Parish of Burra and the Diocese of Willochra. The first St Mary's was built in 1848 at the cnr Ware Street & Church Street, but has been demolished. The present church building, in Market Square, was opened and dedicated on 18/1/1880. The South Australian Mining Company donated the current church site. The church hall was built in 1893. No other details are known. More historical information/photographs of the church/congregation are invited. Photographs uploaded 14/4/2019 & 3/3/2025.
