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”’Holy Saviour Church of Arrah”’ also known as ”’St. Mary’s Church”’, formally known as the ”’Church of George V”’, is an [[Anglican]] church in [[Arrah]], Bihar.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://morningstarnews.org/2019/05/fire-at-historic-church-building-on-easter-stuns-but-does-not-stop-worshipers-in-india|title=Fire at Historic Church Building on Easter Stuns, but Does Not Stop, Worshipers in India|date=8 May 2019 |publisher=morningstarnews.org}}</ref> The red-painted church is regarded as a good example of [[Early English architecture]].<ref>[https://www.incredibleindia.gov.in/en/bihar/arrah/st-marys-church Incredible !ndia] 10 Jan 2026.</ref> |
”’Holy Saviour Church of Arrah”’ also known as ”’St. Mary’s Church”’, formally known as the ”’Church of George V”’, is an [[Anglican]] church in [[Arrah]], Bihar.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://morningstarnews.org/2019/05/fire-at-historic-church-building-on-easter-stuns-but-does-not-stop-worshipers-in-india|title=Fire at Historic Church Building on Easter Stuns, but Does Not Stop, Worshipers in India|date=8 May 2019 |publisher=morningstarnews.org}}</ref> The red-painted church is regarded as a good example of [[Early English architecture]].<ref>[https://www.incredibleindia.gov.in/en/bihar/arrah/st-marys-church Incredible !ndia] 10 Jan 2026.</ref> |
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It was constructed in 1911, for the visit of [[George V]] and Queen [[Mary <noinclude>of Teck<noinclude>]] who were travelling from Kolkata to Delhi and stopped in [[Arrah]] for a day.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://m.jagran.com/lite/bihar/bhojpur-the-request-was-made-to-the-holy-saviour-church-george-13350561.html|title=जार्ज पंचम की प्रार्थना को ले बना था होली सेवियर चर्च|publisher=[[Dainik Jagran]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book|last=|first=|title=Bihar and Orissa District Gazetteer: Shahabad|publisher=|year=1924|isbn=|location=|pages=37}}</ref> In view of the auspicious occasion, a church was built for the King’s use, as he was deeply religious. A red carpet was laid from the Arrah railway station to the church to welcome the Royals. Following the King’s visit, the church became a garrison church.<ref>[https://www.facebook.com/groups/584528982020638/posts/936500470156819/ Facebook – Ash Heber] 21 June 2020.</ref> |
It was constructed in 1911, for the visit of [[George V]] and Queen [[Mary <noinclude>of Teck<noinclude>]] who were travelling from Kolkata to Delhi and stopped in [[Arrah]] for a day.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://m.jagran.com/lite/bihar/bhojpur-the-request-was-made-to-the-holy-saviour-church-george-13350561.html|title=जार्ज पंचम की प्रार्थना को ले बना था होली सेवियर चर्च|publisher=[[Dainik Jagran]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book|last=|first=|title=Bihar and Orissa District Gazetteer: Shahabad|publisher=|year=1924|isbn=|location=|pages=37}}</ref> In view of the auspicious occasion, a church was built for the King’s use, as he was deeply religious. A red carpet was laid from the Arrah railway station to the church to welcome the Royals. Following the King’s visit, the church became a garrison church.<ref>[https://www.facebook.com/groups/584528982020638/posts/936500470156819/ Facebook – Ash Heber] 21 June 2020.</ref> |
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Church in India, India
Holy Saviour Church of Arrah also known as St. Mary’s Church, formally known as the Church of George V, is an Anglican church in Arrah, Bihar.[2] The red-painted church is regarded as a good example of Early English architecture in India.[3]
It was constructed in 1911, for the visit of George V and Queen Mary of Teck who were travelling from Kolkata to Delhi and stopped in Arrah for a day.[4][5] In view of the auspicious occasion, a church was built for the King’s use, as he was deeply religious. A red carpet was laid from the Arrah railway station to the church to welcome the Royals. Following the King’s visit, the church became a garrison church.[6]
The church contains memorial plaques in memory of the officers and men, who died in the Sepoy Mutiny in 1857. An east window was placed there by Mr Harding, the district judge of Shahabad, to the memory of his wife. After Indian independence in 1947, the church came under the Church of North India. Later it was handed over to the Methodist church.[7]
