St. Mark's Church, Versailles, Anglican church in Versailles, France.
St. Mark's Church, Versailles, is an Anglican church at 31 rue du Pont Colbert in the Porchefontaine district. Its main hall, completed in 2012, seats 250 people. The building has a tall white curved wall topped by a dark cross, a lower section with a reddish-brown roof and dark windows, light brown horizontal wood siding, and a pale cream lower wall. An entrance with a dark brown canopy sits at the left.
The Anglican presence in Versailles is first documented in 1814, when the church register recorded the death of British prisoner of war Brecon Williams. From 1821 the congregation rented Louis XV's former Royal Oratory at 3 rue Dauphine, consecrated by Bishop Luscombe in 1828. In 1859 Rev. C.C. Glascott bought land on rue des Bons Enfants and built an iron-and-wood church in 1860, replaced in 1912 after a fire; the community moved to 31 rue du Pont Colbert in 1985.
The congregation gathers for worship and fellowship, serving as a meeting point for English-speaking residents and visitors in the area. People from different backgrounds share this space to maintain their faith traditions and build community connections.
The church welcomes international visitors and English-speaking attendees to its services and community events throughout the year. Its central location in town makes it accessible on foot for anyone interested in attending worship or learning more about the congregation.
The oldest register, partly burnt in a 1911 fire that destroyed the former iron church on rue du Peintre Lebrun, was saved by another soldier. Its first entry records the death of British prisoner of war Brecon Williams at midday on 7 February 1814 in the town hospital.
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