- Collection:
- Georgia Historical Markers
- Title:
- Saint Cyprian's Episcopal Church historical marker
- Creator:
- Seibert, David, 1941-2020
- Date of Original:
- 1996/2014
- Subject:
- Historical markers--Georgia--McIntosh County
African American churches--Georgia--Darien - Location:
- United States, Georgia, McIntosh County, Darien, 31.37023, -81.43399
- Medium:
- photographs
- Type:
- Still Image
- Format:
- image/jpeg
- Description:
- Location: Fort King George Dr. and Rittenhouse St., Darien
Text of marker: "SAINT CYPRIAN'S EPISCOPAL CHURCH. Saint Cyprian's Episcopal Church in Darien was built "for the Colored People of McIntosh County," through the efforts of the Rev. James Wentworth Leigh, D.D., F.S.A., Dean of Hereford, England. It was named for the martyred African Bishop. Contributions toward the building of the church edifice were received from England, Philadelphia and from local citizens. Members of the congregation, led by the Senior Warden, Lewis Jackson, gave devotedly of their time and labor. Saint Cyprian's church edifice was consecrated Sunday, April 30, 1876, by the Rt. Rev. John W. Beckwith, Bishop of Georgia, and placed under the guardianship of Saint Andrew's Episcopal Church in Darien, of which the Rev. Robert Clute was then Rector. 095-26 GEORGIA HISTORICAL COMMISSION 1957" - External Identifiers:
- Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_ghm_saint-cyprians-episcopal-church
- Digital Object URL:
- http://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/do:dlg_ghm_saint-cyprians-episcopal-church
- Language:
- eng
- Rights Holder:
- Copyright held by David Seibert. Please contact markers@davidseibert.com about commercial reproduction and use
- Holding Institution:
- Digital Library of Georgia
- Rights:
-
