The Lady Chapel With Music On History Visit To Old Saint Paul's Church Edinburgh Scotland

Tour Scotland short 4K travel video clip, with Scottish music, of the Lady Chapel in Old Saint Paul's Church on ancestry, genealogy, family history visit and trip to Edinburgh, Britain, United Kingdom. Although the present building dates from the 19th century, Old Saint Paul's has a history going back 300 years to the beginning of the Scottish Episcopal Church. The original congregation of Old Saint Paul's was a breakaway group from Saint Giles' Cathedral, which had become the Cathedral of Edinburgh in 1634. The last bishop at Saint Giles', Alexander Rose, left the Cathedral in 1689 accompanied by much of his congregation. He founded a new place of worship in an old wool store in Carrubber's Close which is close to the present site of Old Saint Paul's. Many Episcopalians remained pro-Jacobite during the Jacobite rising of 1689, loyal to James and his descendants. Members of Saint Paul's were involved in the Jacobite struggle, including the Risings of 1715 and 1745. One member of the congregation brought the news of Bonnie Prince Charlie's victory at Prestonpans to Edinburgh, shutting the town gates against the defeated Hanoverian army. Old Saint Paul's played a part in the foundation of the US Episcopal Church. The young American Samuel Seabury first worshipped at Saint Paul's in 1752. In later years he was chosen to become the first Bishop of the United States and returned to Britain to be consecrated. Remembering his days at Saint Paul's, he returned to Scotland and was consecrated in 1784 in Aberdeen. His consecration is remembered on a plaque in Marischal College, Aberdeen, and in Edinburgh the Lady Chapel in Old Saint Paul's is dedicated to Seabury's memory. Of interest to folks with ancestry, genealogy or Scottish Family Roots in Scotland who may wish to visit one day. Find things to see and do in Scotland where you are always welcome. All photographs are copyright of Sandy Stevenson, Tour Scotland, and may not be used without permission.

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