Papal Envoy Named for Long Tower Celebration

VATICAN CITY, APRIL 26, 2009 (Zenit.org).- Benedict XVI is sending Cardinal Michael Patrick O’Brien as his special envoy to the centenary celebration of the foundation of Long Tower Church in Derry, Northern Ireland.

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The archbishop of St. Andrews and Edinburgh, Scotland, will preside at the event June 9.

Dedicated to St. Columba, the Church is built on the site where Mass has been said since the 12th century.

The current structure was first built in 1783, and then remodeled in 1810. Additional changes were made in 1909, including the addition of new stained glass windows, a baptismal font and a new sacristy.

The centenary marks 100 years of the present building.

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