Saint Regulus' Church
Church Street, Cromarty, IV11 8XA
St Regulus began as a Mission from Fortrose in 1877 under the dedication of ‘All Saints’, with the people meeting for worship in the County Buildings.
The foundation stone of the church was laid in 1904 and the building completed in 1906. The new Gothic church was dedicated ‘All Saints’. Sometime later the dedication was changed to ‘St Regulus and All Saints’, then to ‘St Regulus’ alone, as a condition for receiving a generous legacy!
St Regulus' Church possesses a large traditional sanctuary with a large, solid stone altar against the east wall. This altar is used on a regular basis but normally the congregation gathers around a free-standing altar which stand in the middle of the nave.
There are two fine memorial windows by Sir Ninian Comper: on the north wall of the nave, the Risen Lord is shown appearing to his his disciples in three panes. Saint Thomas can be seen reaching out his finger to touch the wounds Jesus is showing to him. (The in memory of the Rev Albert Chadwick - depicted kneeling in one of the windows - Priest-in-Charge before St Regulus’ was joined with Fortrose). The other of our Comper windows depicts St Francis of Assisi with locally-found animals - a fox, a lamb, a rabbit and a cairn terrier at his feet. Comper's "signature", a strawberry, can be seen in the corner of each of his wondows.
The windows over the High Altar depict Jesus rising from the tomb with the soldiers cowering in fear (in the middle pane) and to the left one sees the Nativity being beautifully portrayed with, to the right the Baptism of Jesus by his slightly older cousin, Saint John the Baptist.
The Lady Chapel (through the door to the right of the high altar) is in what would have been the base of the tower, had finances been available to build it. A Lady Chapel (sometimes mistakenly referred to as the ladies' chapel) is dedicated to "Our Lady", the Blessed Virgin Mary, "Mother of Jesus Christ our Lord and God", as the Scottish Prayerbook rightly refers to her. The Blessed Sacrament is reserved in a veiled tabernacle located in the middle of the retable of the Lady Chapel Altar. A lovely addition to the Lady Chapel are four narrow windows depicting the four seasons - all linked by a rainbow.
Charity Number: SC015015
Church Street, Cromarty, IV11 8XA
St Regulus began as a Mission from Fortrose in 1877 under the dedication of ‘All Saints’, with the people meeting for worship in the County Buildings.
The foundation stone of the church was laid in 1904 and the building completed in 1906. The new Gothic church was dedicated ‘All Saints’. Sometime later the dedication was changed to ‘St Regulus and All Saints’, then to ‘St Regulus’ alone, as a condition for receiving a generous legacy!
St Regulus' Church possesses a large traditional sanctuary with a large, solid stone altar against the east wall. This altar is used on a regular basis but normally the congregation gathers around a free-standing altar which stand in the middle of the nave.
There are two fine memorial windows by Sir Ninian Comper: on the north wall of the nave, the Risen Lord is shown appearing to his his disciples in three panes. Saint Thomas can be seen reaching out his finger to touch the wounds Jesus is showing to him. (The in memory of the Rev Albert Chadwick - depicted kneeling in one of the windows - Priest-in-Charge before St Regulus’ was joined with Fortrose). The other of our Comper windows depicts St Francis of Assisi with locally-found animals - a fox, a lamb, a rabbit and a cairn terrier at his feet. Comper's "signature", a strawberry, can be seen in the corner of each of his wondows.
The windows over the High Altar depict Jesus rising from the tomb with the soldiers cowering in fear (in the middle pane) and to the left one sees the Nativity being beautifully portrayed with, to the right the Baptism of Jesus by his slightly older cousin, Saint John the Baptist.
The Lady Chapel (through the door to the right of the high altar) is in what would have been the base of the tower, had finances been available to build it. A Lady Chapel (sometimes mistakenly referred to as the ladies' chapel) is dedicated to "Our Lady", the Blessed Virgin Mary, "Mother of Jesus Christ our Lord and God", as the Scottish Prayerbook rightly refers to her. The Blessed Sacrament is reserved in a veiled tabernacle located in the middle of the retable of the Lady Chapel Altar. A lovely addition to the Lady Chapel are four narrow windows depicting the four seasons - all linked by a rainbow.
Charity Number: SC015015